PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURES FELL TO AROUND
18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN
THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY, THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO 30
PER CENT OR BELOW. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BE GRADUALLY
REPLACED BY A RELATIVELY HUMID EASTERLY AIRSTREAM TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE CLOUDIER AND WARMER WITH A FEW RAIN
PATCHES OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2023)

FINE. BECOMING CLOUDY LATER. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE
MORNING WILL BE AROUND 19 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND
APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BE RELATIVELY HUMID AND WARM. WINDIER
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 19 - 25 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 07.12.2023