PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.01.2024
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON, THE
WEATHER WAS VERY COLD OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A
BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS AND RAIN ALSO COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES FELL APPRECIABLY. THE WEATHER WAS
CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. IT WAS COLD AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS GENERALLY FELL TO ABOUT 10
DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE VERY COLD AND WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES OVER THE REGION.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
VERY COLD. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL FROM ABOUT 10
DEGREES AT FIRST TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 6 DEGREES, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE MAY
BE ICING CONDITIONS ON HIGH GROUND. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
OUTLOOK : IT WILL STILL BE COLD THROUGHOUT THE DAY ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY MORNING. REMAINING RATHER COOL IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.01.2024