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

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, AND THE BAND OF CLOUDS
COVERING THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA THINNED OUT. LOCALLY,
THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY YESTERDAY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS GENERALLY FELL TO AROUND 14
DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. IT BECAME FINE IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WAS DRY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
STAYED AROUND 50 PER CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING RATHER COOL AND DRY WEATHER TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE
OVER THE REGION AND TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 30 DEC 2022)

FINE AND DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 13 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 19 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH RATHER COOL MORNING ON
SATURDAY. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE. CLOUDIER WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
GRADUALLY DURING THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND RATHER COOL

(PINYIN: TIANQING QINGLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND RATHER COOL

MIN TEMP: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND RATHER COOL

TEMPS: 13 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 29.12.2022