PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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 WINTER MONSOON AFFECTING GUANGDONG STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS DRY WITH BRIGHT
PERIODS. THE WEATHER BECAME COLD APPRECIABLY LAST NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WERE FIVE TO
SIX DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE WINTER MONSOON AND ITS REPLENISHMENT, THE
COLD WEATHER OVER GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2021)

COLD, MAINLY CLOUDY AND VERY DRY. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 8 AND 13 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : COLD AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL MIDWEEK
NEXT WEEK. BECOMING FINE EARLY 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. 3

CAPTION: COLD WEATHER

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 13 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WEATHER

TEMPS: 8 - 13 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 23:15 HKT ON 07.01.2021