PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION
AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS
WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES YESTERDAY MORNING. IT
WAS MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY. PRESSURE IS RISING OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF GUANGDONG. AN INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER THE REGION WILL DROP
SIGNIFICANTLY.

BESIDES, IN-FA WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, IN-FA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 950 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2015)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 21 DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 24
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING FRESH
NORTHERLIES, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE. TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY LATER AND FALL TO 18 DEGREES OR
BELOW AT MIDNIGHT.

OUTLOOK : TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS WILL DROP TO
AROUND 16 DEGREES ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.


WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER
(PINYIN: XIANZHU ZHUANLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 1
CAPTION: SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER
MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 5
CAPTION: SIGNIFICANTLY COOLER
TEMPS: 18 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 9

FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 17

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:27 HKT ON 24.11.2015