PRESS WEATHER NO. 169 - 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 REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT
WAS COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY
AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES STAYED BELOW 60 PER CENT IN
THE AFTERNOON. A COOL NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND RELATIVELY WINDY
OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 27 JAN 2019)

MAINLY FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 18 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
CLOUDIER AND MILDER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 15 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 26.01.2019