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

A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS DRY
DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE APPRECIABLY OVER
NORTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
ACROSS THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TONIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE ASSOCIATED INTENSE COLD SURGE, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING APPRECIABLY AND FINE WEATHER OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 29 DEC 2020)

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
19 AND 24 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS AT FIRST,
MODERATING GRADUALLY. STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING COLD APPRECIABLY AND RATHER WINDY ON
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN
AREAS WILL FALL TO 7 OR 8 DEGREES ON NEW YEAR'S EVE AND NEW
YEAR'S DAY, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. IT WILL BE VERY DRY. MORNING TEMPERATURES
REMAINING LOW OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 19 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.12.2020