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 GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY
WITH COOL MORNING. WITH THE BAND OF CLOUDS THAT COVERED THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA EDGED CLOSER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST, THE WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY LAST NIGHT.
THE BAND OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO BRING RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW. A
REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN
CHINA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK, THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN COOL AND
IT WILL BE BRIGHTER GRADUALLY OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE PHANFONE WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE GRADUALLY OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 29 DEC 2019)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT
LATER WITH ONE OR TWO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 20 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : RAIN EASING OFF AND WEATHER IMPROVING GRADUALLY
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL RAIN

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL RAIN

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL RAIN

TEMPS: 17 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.12.2019