LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES
AT FIRST. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT SHEUNG SHUI WAS 31.3
DEGREES, THE HIGHEST IN DECEMBER SINCE THE STATION WAS
ESTABLISHED IN 2004. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY TODAY. IT WILL BE CLOUDIER OVER THE REGION IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023)

CLOUDY PERIODS WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AND
RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY IN SOME AREAS IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT. MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 28 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES, FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS
STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY ON SATURDAY. RATHER COOL EARLY NEXT WEEK, WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 14 DEGREES OR BELOW IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 22 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 11.12.2023