PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - 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

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT BECAME FINE YESTERDAY AND IT WAS
COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT
THE OBSERVATORY WAS 10.3 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS
WINTER. THE WEATHER WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES FELL TO AROUND 30 PER
CENT. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING COLD AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020)

FINE AND DRY. IT WILL BE COLD. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN
THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 17 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : COLD IN THE MORNING AND DRY DURING THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN THE LATTER PART
OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQI HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: COLD

MIN TEMP: 10 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD

TEMPS: 10 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.02.2020