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 DRY WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD YESTERDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE URBAN AREAS FELL TO AROUND 12 DEGREES. UNDER CLEAR
SKIES, RADIATION COOLING WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT OVER PARTS OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES. TEMPERATURE AT TA KWU LING EVEN FELL
BELOW 4 DEGREES. IT WAS FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY STAYED BELOW 50 PER
CENT. AS THE WINTER MONSOON MODERATES, TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO RISE AND IT WILL BECOME CLOUDIER OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA DURING THE WEEKEND TO NEXT MONDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 1 FEB 2020)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 13
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 18
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES WILL RISE AND IT WILL BECOME
CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 13 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:55 HKT ON 31.01.2020