PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. IT
WAS RATHER WARM AND DRY DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, PRESSURE
ROSE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS
GRADUALLY IN THE MORNING. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER
THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
HUMID MARITIME AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE FOGGY OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK, AND IT WILL BE
WARM DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2024)

BECOMING CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 23 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES
LATER, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER ON SATURDAY. WARM
DURING THE DAY EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. BECOMING HUMID
AND FOGGY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL IN THE LATTER PART OF
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 18 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 15.02.2024