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

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON PERSISTED OVER GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS
COLD IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY FELL TO AROUND
11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 2 JAN 2019)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. IT WILL BE COLD WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES ON
THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: HANLENG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 12 - 15 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 01.01.2019