PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - 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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY AROUND NOON, AND WINDS
WERE RELATIVELY WEAK. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES OVER THE
NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WERE GENERALLY A
COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER THAN THE URBAN AREAS. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE WETLAND PARK WAS 32.0 DEGREES,
THE HIGHEST IN DECEMBER ON RECORD AT THAT STATION. WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK AND IT WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY
OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE CLOUDIER OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 27 DEGREES. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN
SOME AREAS AT NIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON TUESDAY, WARM DURING THE DAY.
WINDIER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY LATER ON SATURDAY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO
AROUND 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 23 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 10.12.2023