LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON GRADUALLY AFFECTED THE COASTAL
AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY WERE GENERALLY AROUND 3 DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE
OF THE DAY BEFORE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO BRING COOL WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON RAI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
380 KILOMETRES EAST OF NANSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST
AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 18 DEC 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 21
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
COOL ON SUNDAY MORNING. CLOUDY WITH RAIN ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COOL IN THE MORNING

(PINYIN: ZAOSHANG QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: COOL IN THE MORNING

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: COOL IN THE MORNING

TEMPS: 16 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 9

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 17.12.2021