LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ONCE
FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A RELATIVELY WARM AND HUMID EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 19 DEC 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 18
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES. THERE WILL BE A
FEW LIGHT RAIN PATCHES ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES RISING IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS AND IT WILL BE WARM WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 18 - 22 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 18.12.2018