PRESS WEATHER NO. 164 - 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

AN INTENSE COLD SURGE BROUGHT COLD AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY YESTERDAY MORNING WAS 8.6
DEGREES, THE LOWEST ON NEW YEAR'S DAY SINCE 2005. THE
WEATHER WAS FINE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY GENERALLY FELL TO
30 PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE PERSISTENT
INFLUENCE OF THE COLD SURGE, IT WILL STILL BE COLD, FINE
AND VERY DRY OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 2 JAN 2021)

FINE AND VERY DRY. IT WILL BE COLD WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 10 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS IN THE
MORNING, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 16 DEGREES DURING
THE DAY. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING FRESH
EASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES RISING SLIGHTLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS WITH CLOUDIER WEATHER, BUT STILL RATHER COOL
ON SUNDAY MORNING. BECOMING COLD AGAIN IN THE LATTER PART
OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 10 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 10 - 16 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 23:15 HKT ON 01.01.2021