PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE
WEATHER WAS DRY WITH SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO AROUND 50
PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
MONSOON, IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE WITH COOL MORNING OVER
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 31 DEC 2017)

IT WILL BE DRY. COOL WITH CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 20 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH COOL MORNING ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.
BECOMING CLOUDIER GRADUALLY MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE

TEMPS: 15 - 20 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 30.12.2017