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

TROPICAL STORM RAI PROGRESSIVELY WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. THE BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
REMNANT OF RAI COVERED THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND
AND THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. RAIN
EASED OFF IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 22 DEC 2021)

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. COOL IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH ON
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY
EARLY NEXT WEEK AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW 12 DEGREES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 17 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.12.2021