PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - 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

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD AND DRY WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS. THE WEATHER WAS COLD AND VERY DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY STAYED AT 30
PER CENT OR BELOW DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE WINTER MONSOON AND ITS REPLENISHMENT, THE COLD AND DRY
WEATHER OVER GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL MIDWEEK
THIS WEEK WHILE THE WEATHER WILL GRADUALLY BECOME FINE IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 10 JAN 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COLD AND DRY. 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. BRIGHT
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 14 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : COLD AND DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. MAINLY FINE ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 10 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 14 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

TEMPS: 10 - 14 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 09.01.2021