LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AROUND NOON YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE COASTAL MIST
PATCHES YESTERDAY MORNING. IT WAS MAINLY FINE BEFORE NOON.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS
25.1 DEGREES, THE WARMEST SO FAR ON THE FOURTH DAY OF LUNAR
NEW YEAR. DUE TO THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER BECAME
CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE
GENERALLY AROUND FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER AND WINDIER OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 9 FEB 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. SLIGHTLY COOLER
WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 19 AND 22 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : SLIGHTLY COOLER AND WINDIER IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY MIDWEEK
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: WEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: LIGHT RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 19 - 22 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 08.02.2019