PRESS WEATHER NO. 164 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A WEAK COLD FRONT CROSSED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT RAINY AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES
IN THE AFTERNOON WERE GENERALLY TWO TO THREE DEGREES LOWER
THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING COOLER WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW. A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 17 OCT 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY
RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 25 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON THURSDAY. THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT
IT WILL BE WINDIER.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 21 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.10.2018