PRESS WEATHER NO. 184 - 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 BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND COLD. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY YESTERDAY
MORNING WAS 7.7 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WINTER MONSOON AND ITS
REPLENISHMENT, THE COLD WEATHER IN GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST UNTIL MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 9 JAN 2021)

VERY COLD AND VERY DRY. MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 7 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 12 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : COLD AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST FROM SUNDAY TO
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. MAINLY FINE NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQI YANHAN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: VERY COLD

MIN TEMP: 7 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 12 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: VERY COLD

TEMPS: 7 - 12 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 08.01.2021