LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION FELL
GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 12
DEGREES OR BELOW YESTERDAY NIGHT. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE
WEATHER WILL BE COLD OVER THE REGION. AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE WILL ALSO BRING CLOUDY WEATHER AND SOME RAIN TO
THE REGION TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 27 DEC 2021)

COLD AND CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. RAIN WILL BE MORE
FREQUENT IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 9 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 12 DEGREES. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD ON TUESDAY MORNING AND THE WEATHER
WILL BE BRIGHTER DURING THE DAY. FINE AND DRY IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES RISING DURING THE DAY,
BUT IT WILL STILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH RAIN

(PINYIN: HANLENG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: COLD WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 9 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 12 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 9 - 12 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 26.12.2021