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 CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS. IT WAS
RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 13.5 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER. TEMPERATURES WERE GENERALLY TWO TO THREE
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG WILL RISE
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 14 DEC 2018)

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

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOL AND DRY EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

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: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 15 - 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 13.12.2018