PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - 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

THE WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE BRIGHT PERIODS. IT WAS RATHER COOL WITH ONE OR
TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 13.4 DEGREES,
THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER. THE WINTER MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. IT WILL BE RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2020)

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
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 17 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : STILL RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS. MAINLY FINE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

RATHER COOL

(PINYIN: TIANQI QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: RATHER COOL

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: RATHER COOL

TEMPS: 13 - 17 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.12.2020