LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND VERY DRY. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY IN THE
MORNING WAS 9.4 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS WINTER. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO 30
PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON. THE WINTER MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING COLD, FINE AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 19 DEC 2022)

FINE AND VERY DRY. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 9 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND
APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING COLD ON TUESDAY MORNING. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS, HOWEVER, IT WILL BE RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT.

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: 9 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 15 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 9 - 15 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 23:15 HKT ON 18.12.2022