PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, WHILE A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS BROUGHT
SOME RAIN TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH RAIN.
THE WEATHER WAS COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE AFTERNOON
BEING A FEW DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOL WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 24 DEC 2018)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. IT WILL BE COOL WITH
TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN 16 AND 19 DEGREES. FRESH NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : BRIGHTER WEATHER AND RELATIVELY WARM DURING THE
DAY OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. TEMPERATURES FALLING
SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY

TEMPS: 16 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 23.12.2018