LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER INLAND GUANGDONG AND MOVED
SOUTHWARDS YESTERDAY. IT MOVED ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS AT
NIGHT. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND RELATIVELY LOW
VISIBILITY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE
NORTH AND THE WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES
AT NIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT, IT IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
COOL APPRECIABLY OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 460 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. IT WILL BECOME
COOL APPRECIABLY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 22
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH RAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 18 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 21.11.2018