LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON THAT AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE CLOUDY
PERIODS AT FIRST AND THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE IN THE
AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A REPLENISHMENT OF THE
DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE COOL
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 16 DEC 2018)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 18 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 23
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURES DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT. CLOUDIER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 15.12.2018