PRESS WEATHER NO. 190 - 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 COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED
INTENSE COLD SURGE, TEMPERATURES OVER GUANGDONG FELL
APPRECIABLY. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES
GENERALLY FELL TO AROUND 12 DEGREES YESTERDAY MORNING. THE
WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS VERY DRY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO 40
PER CENT OR BELOW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE INTENSE COLD
SURGE, IT WILL BE VERY COLD AND VERY DRY OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NEW YEAR'S DAY. THE WEATHER
WILL BE GENERALLY FINE. TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING WILL
REMAIN LOW IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 31 DEC 2020)

FINE AND VERY DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL FURTHER. VERY
COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 7
DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 12 DEGREES
DURING THE DAY. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY GALE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL COLD ON NEW YEAR'S DAY AND SATURDAY. THE
WEATHER WILL BE FINE AND VERY DRY. CLOUDIER EARLY NEXT
WEEK. MORNING TEMPERATURES REMAINING LOW.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY COLD IN THE MORNING

(PINYIN: ZAOSHANG YANHAN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: VERY COLD IN THE MORNING

MIN TEMP: 7 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 12 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: VERY COLD IN THE MORNING

TEMPS: 7 - 12 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 23:45 HKT ON 30.12.2020