PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVELY HUMIDITY OVER THE
TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT DURING THE DAY.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WILL
BE REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BECOME CLOUDIER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER
THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 17 AND 20 DEGREES. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES AT NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. BECOMING COLD DURING THE WEEKEND.

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: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 17 - 20 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 11.12.2017