PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER TO
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A BAND
OF CLOUDS COVERED THE REGION GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT BECAME CLOUDY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON WERE FOUR TO SIX DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BE
GRADUALLY REPLACED BY A WARM AND HUMID MARITIME AIRSTREAM
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE FOGGY OVER THE
COASTAL AREAS EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 FEB 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : HUMID AND FOGGY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. WARM
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL IN THE LATTER PART
OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 18 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.02.2024