PRESS WEATHER NO. 168 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS COLD AND MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED
AT THE OBSERVATORY YESTERDAY MORNING WAS 9.9 DEGREES, THE
LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER. THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 28 DEC 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. COLD IN
THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 11 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 17 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS WITH
TEMPERATURES RISING SLIGHTLY 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:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 11 - 17 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 23:45 HKT ON 27.12.2021