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, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE.
IT WAS COLD IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY FELL TO AROUND 12 DEGREES. IT WAS DRY DURING
THE DAY, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
FELL TO ABOUT 40 PER CENT. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING COOL WEATHER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT TO GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE MONSOON MODERATING SLIGHTLY
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK, DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER THE
COASTAL AREAS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 830 KILOMETRES EAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 17 DEGREES. A FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES LATER. MODERATE
TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COOL IN THE MORNING ON CHRISTMAS EVE,
WINDIER AT NIGHT. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS, MILD DURING THE DAY. IT WILL BECOME COOL AGAIN IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANSE MINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 14 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.12.2024