PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE AND DRY WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND
VERY DRY. IT WAS RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES
FELL TO ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
GENERALLY FELL TO AROUND 30 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER
WILL BE PERSISTENTLY FINE AND DRY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING.
THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE.

BESIDES, NYATOH PROGRESSIVELY INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, NYATOH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 780 KILOMETRES
SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 24 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021)

FINE AND VERY DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL COOL IN THE MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. IT WILL BE PERSISTENTLY FINE AND DRY WITH
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 15 - 21 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 23:19 HKT ON 02.12.2021