PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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 NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
BESIDES, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS
RATHER COOL IN THE MORNING AND DRY DURING THE DAY. WITH THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON MODERATING GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW,
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN
CHINA. A BAND OF CLOUDS WILL ALSO BRING ONE OR TWO RAIN
PATCHES TO THE REGION. A RELATIVELY HUMID EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE MILD OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 27 DEC 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 16 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
22 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MILD WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS AND ON NEW YEAR'S EVE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 16 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 26.12.2023