LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTED OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE IN THE MORNING. THERE WERE
CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT. THE WEATHER
WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
TERRITORY ONCE FELL BELOW 40 PER CENT. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

BESIDES, TEMBIN WEAKENED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A TROPICAL
STORM PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
TEMBIN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 270 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HO CHI
MINH CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS GULF OF THAILAND AND CONTINUE
TO WEAKEN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 26 DEC 2017)

COOL WITH CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH COOL MORNING ON WEDNESDAY.
CLOUDIER IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 16 - 19 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 23:15 HKT ON 25.12.2017