PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE
OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. THERE WERE BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST TOMORROW MORNING, TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, MELOR INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY FROM A TROPICAL STORM
INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
MELOR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 14 DEC 2015)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 19 AND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
BECOMING NORTHERLIES.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES FALLING PROGRESSIVELY FROM TUESDAY.
COLD IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SUNNY INTERVALS
(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 1
CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS
MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 5
CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS
TEMPS: 19 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:23 HKT ON 13.12.2015