PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON PERSISTED OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES GENERALLY FELL TO 12
DEGREES OR BELOW YESTERDAY MORNING. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO MODERATE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, TEMPERATURES OVER
THE REGION WILL RISE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 3 JAN 2019)

CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. IT WILL BE RATHER COOL
WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 17
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE BRIGHTER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: YILIANGZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 14 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 02.01.2019