PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE
AND DRY. IT WAS COOL IN THE MORNING. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MANY PLACES FELL TO ABOUT 50 PER CENT. BESIDES, THE
BAND OF CLOUDS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA COVERED THE COASTAL AREAS GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES
AT NIGHT. THE BAND OF CLOUDS IS EXPECTED TO DEPART
GRADUALLY TODAY. A DRY MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT OVER
THE REGION. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT OVER INLAND AREAS WILL BE RATHER LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 5 JAN 2025)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
COOL IN THE MORNING. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE. IT WILL BE WINDY AND
SLIGHTLY CLOUDIER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 16 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 04.01.2025