PRESS WEATHER NO. 170 - 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

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, IT BECAME COLD OVER THE
REGION. MEANWHILE, A BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS ALSO
AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES AND COASTAL MIST. TEMPERATURES FELL APPRECIABLY IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES AT NIGHT WERE
FOUR TO SIX DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE
COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 8 FEB 2024)

BECOMING COLD APPRECIABLY. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 11 AND 15 DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. CLOUDY WITH A FEW
RAIN PATCHES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : COLD WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES ON THE LUNAR
NEW YEAR'S EVE. STILL COLD IN THE MORNING OF LUNAR NEW
YEAR'S DAY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
HOLIDAYS WITH RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND CLOUDY

(PINYIN: HANLENG DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: COLD AND CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND CLOUDY

TEMPS: 11 - 15 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 07.02.2024