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

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND VERY
DRY. IT WAS RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 14 DEGREES OR BELOW AND
WERE GENERALLY FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF
THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE RATHER COOL IN THE
MORNING OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM NYATOH INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NYATOH WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1440 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021)

FINE AND VERY DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : RATHER COOL ON FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WILL BE
PERSISTENTLY FINE AND VERY DRY WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT. STILL COOL IN
THE MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 14 - 20 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 01.12.2021