PRESS WEATHER NO. 146 - 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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM THAT AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH COASTAL FOG. VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE
FELL TO AROUND 100 METRES IN THE MORNING. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG ON LUNAR
NEW YEAR'S DAY, WHILE A COLD FRONT WILL BRING SOME RAIN TO
SOUTHERN CHINA. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COAST
ON THE SECOND DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR WITH TEMPERATURES
FALLING APPRECIABLY AND RAIN BECOMING MORE FREQUENT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 25 JAN 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. RAIN WILL BE MORE
FREQUENT LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 19 AND 22
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING COOL APPRECIABLY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN ON
THE SECOND DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR. COLD MORNINGS ON THE
THIRD AND FOURTH DAYS OF LUNAR NEW YEAR.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 19 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 24.01.2020