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 MORNING AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES BROUGHT RAINY
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, MORE THAN
5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY MORNING. WITH UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES DEPARTING, THE WEATHER BECAME FINE DURING THE
DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE WINTER MONSOON, IT WILL
REMAIN COLD IN THE MORNING OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE
WITH TEMPERATURES RISING PROGRESSIVELY, AND THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE
OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 24 FEB 2022)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 9 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE AND
DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND
16 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
PROGRESSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE. REMAINING COLD ON FRIDAY MORNING. SUNNY
INTERVALS EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD IN THE MORNING

(PINYIN: ZAOSHANG HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD IN THE MORNING

MIN TEMP: 9 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: COLD IN THE MORNING

TEMPS: 9 - 16 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 23:16 HKT ON 23.02.2022