LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

 

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.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 29.12.2016