LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND BECAME COOL APPRECIABLY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY LAST NIGHT
WERE FIVE TO SEVEN DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THERE WERE ALSO ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. THE
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE RATHER COOL IN THE
MORNING OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. IT WILL BE RATHER COOL WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH BRIGHT
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 17 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : RATHER COOL MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK,
BUT IT WILL STILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

RATHER COOL

(PINYIN: TIANQI QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: RATHER COOL

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: RATHER COOL

TEMPS: 13 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 14.12.2020