LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS COLD YESTERDAY MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 11.9 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO
FAR THIS WINTER. THE WEATHER WAS DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL STILL BE COLD IN THE
MORNING OVER INLAND AREAS WITH A RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT. A BAND OF
CLOUDS WILL COVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.
THERE WILL BE A FEW RAIN PATCHES OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED KROVANH. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
KROVANH WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES WEST OF NANSHA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF SOUTHERN VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020)

IT WILL BE DRY. COLD WITH CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
THERE WILL BE A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD IN THE MORNING

(PINYIN: ZAOSHANG HANLENG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COLD IN THE MORNING

MIN TEMP: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD IN THE MORNING

TEMPS: 12 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 9

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 20.12.2020