LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 185

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. IT WAS COLD WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 11.5 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GENERALLY COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE NOCK-TEN WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL
STORM INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. IT THEN
DISSIPATED OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 29 DEC 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WILL BE ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES
AT FIRST. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN
THE URBAN AREAS WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 17 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : RATHER COOL ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
OVER THE NEW YEAR'S EVE AND THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

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: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 12 - 17 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 23:30 HKT ON 28.12.2016