PRESS WEATHER NO. 156 - 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

A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM BEGAN TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS BROUGHT A
FEW RAIN PATCHES TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER. RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING BROUGHT ABOUT 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL IN MANY
PLACES. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WITH THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS
GRADUALLY, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION DURING
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. BRIGHT PERIODS
IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 24
DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES RISING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: XIAOYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 22 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 18.10.2018