PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND
VERY DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY STAYED BELOW 40 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSISTENTLY BRING
GENERALLY FINE 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 (SUNDAY, 25 DEC 2022)

FINE AND DRY. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 15 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES DURING THE DAY.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. 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 THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 15 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 20 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 15 - 20 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 24.12.2022