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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF REPLENISHMENTS OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND A
RAINBAND, IT WILL BE RATHER COOL OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN INTENSE WINTER
MONSOON WILL REACH THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA DURING THE
WEEKEND. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH AND IT WILL
BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM PAKHAR WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PAKHAR WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 740 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND
DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. RATHER
COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 17 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : RATHER COOL WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE
NORTH AND IT WILL BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY DURING THE
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL BELOW 10
DEGREES ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 14 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 12.12.2022