PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON PERSISTED OVER GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS
COLD IN THE MORNING. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON, IT
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN COLD WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 480 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF NANSHA DAO.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 16
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
SOUTH OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 1 JAN 2019)

CLOUDY PERIODS. IT WILL BE COLD. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 11 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 16
DEGREES. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: TIANQI HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 16 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 11 - 16 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 23:45 HKT ON 31.12.2018