PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.12.2024
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
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.
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.12.2024