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PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - 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 NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE A FEW
LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY WERE ABOUT
TWO DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY AND COASTAL MIST AT NIGHT.
MEANWHILE, PRESSURE ROSE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO REACH THE COASTAL AREAS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MEANWHILE,
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS AND RAIN, IT
WILL BE COLD OVER THE REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2024)


CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. COASTAL MIST IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES
DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING
NORTHERLIES AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL APPRECIABLY TO
AROUND 15 DEGREES AT MIDNIGHT IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.


OUTLOOK : BECOMING COLD APPRECIABLY AND THERE WILL BE A FEW
RAIN PATCHES ON THE DAY BEFORE THE LUNAR NEW YEAR'S EVE.
COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT OVER THE LUNAR NEW YEAR'S
EVE AND NEW YEAR'S DAY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 11 DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
HOLIDAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: JIZHEN YU)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 15 - 20 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 06.02.2024

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