PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - 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 WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. IT WAS COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT AND THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON, COLD WEATHER
IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING
THE WEEKEND AND MOST OF NEXT WEEK. IT WILL ALSO BE WINDY
WITH RAIN.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST
OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 810 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 29 DEC 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WILL BECOME COLD. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 12 AND 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BRIGHT PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST AND IT WILL BE WINDY IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. A FEW RAIN PATCHES EARLY TO MIDWEEK
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING COLD

(PINYIN: TIANQI ZHUAN LENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING COLD

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: BECOMING COLD

TEMPS: 12 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 28.12.2018