LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT COLD AND GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE
AND DRY. THE WEATHER WAS COLD IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES
IN THE URBAN AREAS FELL TO AROUND 10 DEGREES. UNDER CLEAR
SKIES, THE RADIATION COOLING WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT OVER
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. TEMPERATURES AT TA KWU LING
ONCE FELL BELOW 3 DEGREES. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING COLD AND MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER THE REGION. WITH THE
MONSOON MODERATING, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 25 DEC 2023)

FINE. COLD IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 11 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND APPRECIABLY LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 17 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER WITH TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

COLD AND DRY

(PINYIN: HANLENG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 11 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 17 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 14

CAPTION: COLD AND DRY

TEMPS: 11 - 17 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 23:19 HKT ON 24.12.2023