LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. IT WAS COOL
IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE
GENERALLY AROUND 5 DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE
COOL OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON RAI INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, RAI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AT FIRST. IT WILL THEN
TURN NORTHWARDS AND ENTER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 19 DEC 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH RAIN ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. IT WILL
ALSO BE WINDY WITH COOL MORNINGS. THERE WILL STILL BE ONE
OR TWO RAIN PATCHES MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 15 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:25 HKT ON 18.12.2021