PRESS WEATHER NO. 172 - 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 WINTER MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A
BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT
FIRST AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE DRY WINTER
MONSOON WILL PERSIST OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE COLD IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT OVER THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION JELAWAT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART
OF THE PHILIPPINES WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2023)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 12 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 18 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY COLD IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS AND ON CHRISTMAS DAY. IT WILL BE
DRY. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

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: 12 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 18 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 12 - 18 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 16

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 18

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.12.2023