LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COOL WEATHER TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AFFECTING THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IS EXPECTED TO
MODERATE DURING THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BECOME FINE AND
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER THE REGION. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE COOL IN THE
MORNING AND TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 15 DEC 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE URBAN AREAS
WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN
THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MILD AND MAINLY FINE ON SUNDAY. SLIGHTLY COOL IN
THE MORNING AND DRY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 14.12.2018