PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - 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 BAND OF CLOUDS COVERING SOUTHERN CHINA THINNED OUT
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE
OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING, IT BECAME FINE
AND DRY GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE
OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY, A STRONG NORTHEAST
MONSOON REACHED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG LAST NIGHT. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING MAINLY FINE AND DRY
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.
IT WILL BE WINDY WITH COOL MORNINGS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 21 FEB 2023)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. SOME HAZE AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH COOL MORNINGS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 20 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 23:15 HKT ON 20.02.2023