LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS
COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT
THE OBSERVATORY WAS 10.3 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS
WINTER. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY AND ONE OR
TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN
INTENSE WINTER MONSOON, COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL ALSO BE
WINDIER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE PHILIPPINES WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. IT WILL BE COLD. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 10 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING
THE DAY TOMORROW. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 15
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : COLD WEATHER WILL PERSIST AND IT WILL BE WINDIER
WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON NEW YEAR'S DAY AND THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: HANLENG MINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: COLD WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 11 - 15 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 30.12.2018