PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - 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 AND A BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS
AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE WEATHER WAS COLD
OVER THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD AND CLOUDY TO
OVERCAST WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES STAYED AT 12 DEGREES OR BELOW DURING THE DAY. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSISTENTLY BRING COLD
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WILL
BE GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
HOLIDAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2024)

IT WILL BE COLD. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 14 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. MODERATE NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL COLD IN THE MORNING OF LUNAR NEW YEAR'S
DAY. DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE LUNAR NEW YEAR
HOLIDAYS WITH TEMPERATURES RISING PROGRESSIVELY DURING THE
DAY.

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: 14 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND CLOUDY

TEMPS: 11 - 14 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 23:15 HKT ON 08.02.2024