PRESS WEATHER NO. 169 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
ONCE FELL TO ABOUT 30 PER CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY. TEMPERATURES OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA WILL RISE PROGRESSIVELY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MEANWHILE, THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN FINE AND DRY OVER THE
REGION. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL STILL BE RELATIVELY
LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS AND TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE FURTHER.

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: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 14 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.12.2019