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 NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER INLAND GUANGDONG STAYED
AROUND 10 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS YESTERDAY. IT WAS RATHER COOL IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY AT
NIGHT WERE GENERALLY TWO TO THREE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE
OF THE DAY BEFORE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON, IT WILL BE COLD OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH
BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 17 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. MAINLY FINE OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

RATHER COOL

(PINYIN: XIANGDANG QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: RATHER COOL

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: RATHER COOL

TEMPS: 13 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 9

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 12.12.2018