LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THERE WERE BRIGHT PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW. 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 (MONDAY, 17 DEC 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST. FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. COOL
IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 16
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 22 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON TUESDAY. CLOUDIER WITH ONE
OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 16 - 22 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 23:15 HKT ON 16.12.2018