LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY MORNING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND A BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS,
THE WEATHER WAS COLD OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS COLD, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST
WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED
AT THE OBSERVATORY THIS MORNING WAS 11.5 DEGREES, THE
LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER. BESIDES, FIVE TO TEN MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. TEMPERATURES IN
THE AFTERNOON STAYED AROUND 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND A RAINBAND, THE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL REACH
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA OVERNIGHT ON FRIDAY. IT WILL BE
WINDY AND FURTHER BECOME COLDER OVER THE REGION DURING THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022)

IT WILL BE COLD. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 16
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDS STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH ON FRIDAY
NIGHT. WINDY AND FURTHER BECOME COLDER OVER THE WEEKEND.
TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL BELOW 10 DEGREES
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE WEATHER WILL BE FINE AND DRY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: HANLENG YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 12 - 16 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 14.12.2022