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, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND VISIBILITY WAS RATHER
LOW. THE VISIBILITY AT CHEK LAP KOK ONCE FELL BELOW 2000
METRES IN THE MORNING. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY IN THE
AFTERNOON WAS 25.7 DEGREES, THE WARMEST NEW YEAR'S EVE ON
RECORD SINCE 1884. BESIDES, A NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AT NIGHT. THE STRONG MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.
IT WILL BE WINDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 1 JAN 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : STILL WINDY ON TUESDAY. COOL IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

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: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 18 - 21 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 23:20 HKT ON 31.12.2023