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 THAT AFFECTED GUANGDONG MODERATED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED
SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES YESTERDAY MORNING AND BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE BAND OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO THIN OUT GRADUALLY,
THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND
TOMORROW. AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL REACH THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE REGION AND IT WILL BE
WINDY. THE WEATHER WILL BE COLD WITH RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST
NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1590 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 26 DEC 2018)

CLOUDY WITH RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 19 DEGREES.
MAINLY FINE AND WARM DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 24 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES FALLING
SIGNIFICANTLY AND IT WILL BE WINDY IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BE COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES
EARLY NEXT 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: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 19 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 5

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 25.12.2018