PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - 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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
WEATHER WAS COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN
AREAS FELL TO ABOUT 15 DEGREES. AS RADIATION COOLING WAS
MORE SIGNIFICANT OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES,
TEMPERATURES FELL TO 12 DEGREES OR BELOW THERE. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO
AROUND 40 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. PRESSURE ROSE OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA LAST NIGHT. A REPLENISHMENT
OF THE DRY MONSOON WILL REACH THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.
IT WILL BE FINE AND DRY OVER THE REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY AND IT WILL BE
COLD OVER INLAND AREAS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024)

FINE. COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTHERLIES, FRESH
OFFSHORE AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT FOR
THE REST OF THIS WEEK TO CHRISTMAS DAY. MAINLY FINE AND
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE THIS
FRIDAY WILL BE ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 16 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.12.2024