PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - 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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY, AND A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES LATER.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SIGNIFICANTLY OVER
THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 20 JAN 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES FALLING SIGNIFICANTLY ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. FINE AND DRY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 18 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.01.2019