PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.12.2024
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
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.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 22.12.2024