LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE
AND VERY DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY
GENERALLY STAYED AROUND 30 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
AND RATHER COOL WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 DEC 2022)

MAINLY FINE. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 19
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. COOL IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. IT WILL BECOME COLD IN THE LATTER PART OF NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 14 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 23.12.2022