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

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD AND DRY WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES
IN THE URBAN AREAS YESTERDAY MORNING GENERALLY FELL TO
ABOUT 13 DEGREES, AND EVEN FELL TO AROUND 12 DEGREES IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. THE WEATHER WAS DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
GENERALLY FELL TO 50 PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 30 DEC 2016)

IT WILL BE DRY. COOL WITH CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 14 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 19 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES RISING OVER THE NEW YEAR'S EVE AND
THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. MILD MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 14 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 29.12.2016