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

AN INTENSE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY. THERE WERE A FEW RAIN
PATCHES AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WAS COLD IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO
AROUND 12 DEGREES. THE INTENSE WINTER MONSOON WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING COLD WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION, AND THE WEATHER
WILL BE FINE AND VERY DRY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 DEC 2022)

IT WILL BE COLD. MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 8 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS IN
THE MORNING, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 13
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. FRESH TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AND OFFSHORE
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 9 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS ON MONDAY MORNING, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. REMAINING WINDY, IT WILL BE FINE AND DRY
DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: COLD AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 8 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 13 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 8 - 13 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.12.2022