PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A
BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED THE REGION. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND VERY DRY. IT WAS RATHER COOL
IN THE URBAN AREAS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 13.0 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER, AND TEMPERATURES WERE A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
STAYED AT 40 PER CENT OR BELOW. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. WITH THE CLOUD BAND COVERING
SOUTHERN CHINA THINNING OUT TODAY, DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE OVER THE REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. UNDER
THE PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON AND ITS
REPLENISHMENTS, THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

 

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG

 

VERY DRY. MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST. RATHER COOL IN THE
MORNING WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. BECOMING FINE WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 19 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

 

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RISE, BUT IT WILL REMAIN COOL IN
THE MORNING. IT WILL BE COLD OVER INLAND AREAS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 16.12.2024