PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

**********************************************

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY, DRY WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND DRY WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 6 DEC 2017)

CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE
ABOUT 17 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE AND DRY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. COOL IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT WITH RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER THE WEEKEND. VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 17 - 21 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 23:15 HKT ON 05.12.2017