PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - 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 NORTHEAST MONSOON WHICH AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
YESTERDAY MORNING AND BECAME CLOUDIER GRADUALLY DURING THE
DAY. ON THE OTHER HAND, PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN CHINA ROSE
YESTERDAY. ANOTHER SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON THURSDAY NIGHT,
AND WILL BRING COOLER WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY. ONE OR TWO
LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 19 DEGREES. WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : COOLER ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. BECOMING HUMID
WITH FOG EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANQI WENNUAN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 19 - 24 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 23:15 HKT ON 30.01.2019