PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION
A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, BRINGING COOLER WEATHER TO THE
REGION. MEANWHILE, A BROAD RAINBAND COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS YESTERDAY. ABOUT 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER KOWLOON AND THE
WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES AT NORTH POINT AND SHA TIN.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY YESTERDAY
NIGHT WERE THREE TO FOUR DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE
DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING RAINY AND COOLER WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 14 NOV 2015)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. IT WILL BE COOLER.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 24
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER IMPROVING WITH RISING TEMPERATURES
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
A FEW RAIN PATCHES
(PINYIN: YOU JIZHEN YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 6
CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES
MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 9
CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES
TEMPS: 20 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:23 HKT ON 13.11.2015