LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COOL WEATHER TO THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS COOL. THERE
WERE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WERE AROUND THREE TO FOUR DEGREES
LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO MODERATE SLIGHTLY OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. AN
INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK, THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COLD
AND WINDY WITH RAIN OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 25 DEC 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 17
DEGREES. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES FALLING
SIGNIFICANTLY AND IT WILL BE WINDY WITH RAIN IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANSE MINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 17 - 21 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 23:45 HKT ON 24.12.2018