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

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. THE VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT
FIRST. IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN MANY PLACES STAYED AROUND 60 PER CENT.
THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION WILL FALL
PROGRESSIVELY AND THE WEATHER WILL BE DRY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 20 DEGREES. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL
TO AROUND 15 DEGREES AT NIGHT, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : RATHER COOL MORNINGS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES RISING
GRADUALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 18 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.12.2016