PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN MANY PLACES
MAINTAINED AT AROUND 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER THE
REGION WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE
MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 22 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. IT
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 18 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 06.12.2016