PRESS WEATHER NO. 170 - 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

A DRY WINTER MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. IT
WAS COLD IN THE MORNING, TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS
GENERALLY FELL TO 11, 12 DEGREES OR BELOW. UNDER CLEAR
SKIES, THE RADIATION COOLING WAS MORE SIGNIFICANT OVER
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. TEMPERATURES AT TA KWU LING
ONCE FELL TO AROUND 5 DEGREES. THE WINTER MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY, AND IT IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE GRADUALLY OVER THE REGION, BUT IT
WILL STILL BE COOL IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 26 DEC 2023)

DRY. BECOMING CLOUDY. RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 14 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE APPRECIABLY LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER WITH TEMPERATURES RISING GRADUALLY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY PERIODS TOWARDS THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 14 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 14 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 25.12.2023