PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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

TROPICAL CYCLONE HAIMA WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING, AND WEAKENED
FURTHER INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER JIANGXI. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY MORNING IN HONG KONG. THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE
STRENGTHENING OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA,
THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION MIDWEEK
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 23 OCT 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON MONDAY. BECOMING FINE IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 22.10.2016