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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER
WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS COOL YESTERDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE
URBAN AREAS FELL TO AROUND 15 DEGREES. RADIATION COOLING
WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES,
TEMPERATURES ONCE FELL TO ABOUT 6 DEGREES IN PAK TAM CHUNG.
IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY
PLACES FELL TO AROUND 40 PER CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2024)

MAINLY FINE. COOL WITH CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT
WILL BE MILD DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 16 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 12.02.2024