PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A WEAK REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG TODAY
AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 26 FEB 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES
LATER.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON TUESDAY. BECOMING HUMID AND
FOGGY GRADUALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 17 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 25.02.2018