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 COLD FRONT FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA YESTERDAY AND MOVED
SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY ACROSS INLAND GUANGDONG. TEMPERATURES
FELL APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE. IT WAS WARM DURING THE DAY. THE COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGDONG OVERNIGHT.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE COLD SURGE,
IT WILL BE WINDY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING APPRECIABLY OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE FINE
AND VERY DRY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 30 DEC 2020)

IT WILL BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY. CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST
WITH MORNING TEMPERATURES OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES. BECOMING
FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO
AROUND 15 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FURTHER TO AROUND
10 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS, GALE FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : MORNING TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FURTHER TO 7 OR 8
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NEW YEAR'S
DAY, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE WEATHER WILL BE FINE AND VERY DRY. MORNING TEMPERATURES
REMAINING LOW OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 10 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 10 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 29.12.2020