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 BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS BROUGHT RAINY WEATHER TO THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO
OVERCAST AND COOL WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. BESIDES, AN
INTENSE WINTER MONSOON REACHED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG LAST
NIGHT. LOCAL WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE NORTH. THE MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO BRING COLD WEATHER TO GUANGDONG DURING THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE
REGION, AND THE WEATHER WILL BECOME FINE AND VERY DRY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 DEC 2022)

BECOMING COLD APPRECIABLY. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS
WILL FALL FROM ABOUT 15 DEGREES AT FIRST TO AROUND 10
DEGREES ON SATURDAY NIGHT, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
BECOMING FINE AND DRY LATER. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AND
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 8 TO 9 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY, AND A FEW DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WILL BE FINE, VERY DRY AND
WILL REMAIN WINDY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING COLD

(PINYIN: XIANZHU ZHUANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING COLD

MIN TEMP: 10 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: BECOMING COLD

TEMPS: 10 - 15 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 10

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.12.2022