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

A BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER INLAND GUANGDONG LAST
NIGHT. AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG OVERNIGHT. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COLD
APPRECIABLY AND RATHER WINDY OVER THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY. AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO BRING CLOUDY
WEATHER AND SOME RAIN TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 25 DEC 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 21 DEGREES. BECOMING COOL WITH ONE OR
TWO RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO A
MINIMUM OF AROUND 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS
AT FIRST, BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLIES,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. BECOMING COLD APPRECIABLY ON SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 9 DEGREES OR BELOW ON MONDAY. THE
WEATHER WILL REMAIN COLD ON TUESDAY MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 16 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 24.12.2021