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 BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES IN THE MORNING. IT WAS WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER CENTRAL CHINA
YESTERDAY. AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
REACH THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA THIS MORNING. THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER OVER THE REGION.

ON THE OTHER HAND, TYPHOON RAI PROGRESSIVELY INTENSIFIED
INTO A SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, RAI
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES AND ENTER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
23 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AT FIRST.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY FROM THE NORTH. THE WEATHER
WILL BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER LATER. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE AT NIGHT WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. COOL
IN THE MORNINGS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING
TO AROUND 14 DEGREES. CLOUDY WITH SOME RAIN EARLY TO
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER

(PINYIN: XIANZHU ZHUANLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOME APPRECIABLY COOLER

TEMPS: 17 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 9

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.12.2021