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 COLD SURGE BROUGHT COLD AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 8.1 DEGREES YESTERDAY
MORNING, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER. THE WEATHER WAS
FINE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
FELL TO AROUND 30 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED
TO REMAIN COLD OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND VERY
DRY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021)

FINE AND VERY DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 8 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL COLD ON SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE SLIGHTLY AND IT WILL BE CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BECOME COLD AGAIN IN THE LATTER
PART OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WEATHER

(PINYIN: TIANQI HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: COLD WEATHER

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WEATHER

TEMPS: 8 - 15 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 31.12.2020