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
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND
DRY. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS FELL TO AROUND 13
DEGREES IN THE MORNING, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY STAYED BELOW 60 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE SLIGHTLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW, BUT THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
SLIGHTLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 30 DEC 2024)

RATHER COOL WITH CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE
AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
20 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, LIGHT
WINDS LATER.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COOL IN THE MORNING ON NEW YEAR’S EVE.
WARM DURING THE DAY. BECOMING CLOUDIER GRADUALLY AT NIGHT.
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS ON NEW YEAR'S DAY AND
THURSDAY. BECOMING FINE AND DRY AND COOL IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. .

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 14 - 20 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 29.12.2024