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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COOL AND DRY WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY AND DRY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO
50 PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOL WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BESIDES,
TROPICAL CYCLONE RAI WILL TAKE A NORTHERLY TRACK TODAY,
MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
WEAKENING GRADUALLY. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH RAI WILL
BRING RAINY WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON RAI WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, RAI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 250
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH
AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021)

CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL RAIN AND IT WILL BE MORE FREQUENT LATER.
THE WEATHER WILL BE COOL. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
15 AND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : COOL AND CLOUDY WITH RAIN ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE
WINDY. RAIN WILL EASE OFF LATER. THERE WILL STILL BE ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN

TEMPS: 15 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.12.2021