PRESS WEATHER NO. 150 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY.
IT WAS RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WERE
GENERALLY ABOUT TWO DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY
BEFORE. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY OVER THE
REGION. BESIDES, THE BAND OF CLOUDS NOW COVERING THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL EDGE CLOSER TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 31 DEC 2022)

FINE AND DRY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. 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 NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES WILL RISE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT ON NEW YEAR'S DAY.
MAINLY FINE MIDWEEK NEXT 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: 13 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

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 30.12.2022