LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA MODERATED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, AND A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS YESTERDAY. IT BECAME CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO
LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. WITH THE MONSOON MODERATING
GRADUALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER GUANGDONG ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
SLIGHTLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. ANOTHER SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COOL OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM RAI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1560 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE
MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. WARM WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WARM DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH ON FRIDAY AND THE WEATHER WILL
BECOME COOL AT NIGHT. IT WILL BE COOL OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND WARM

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND WARM

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND WARM

TEMPS: 20 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 14.12.2021