LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS COLD IN THE MORNING
AND TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES FELL TO 12 DEGREES OR
BELOW. UNDER CLEAR SKIES, RADIATION COOLING WAS
PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES,
WHERE TEMPERATURES EVEN FELL TO 8 DEGREES OR BELOW. IT WAS
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 40 PER CENT OR BELOW.
BESIDES, A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY LAST NIGHT. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, THE
WEATHER WILL BE FINE AND DRY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. IT WILL BE COLD IN THE MORNING. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE
OVER INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 22 DEC 2024)

FINE AND VERY DRY. IT WILL BE COLD IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. CLOUDIER DURING CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS. MILD DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

TEMPS: 12 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 21.12.2024