LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT AFFECTING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA WEAKENED
YESTERDAY. A COLD FRONT FORMED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
SOUTHERN CHINA, AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ABOUT 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE WESTERN PART
OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON. THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS THIS MORNING. ITS
ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL BRING RAINY AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 13 OCT 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTHEASTERLIES GRADUALLY,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN FROM THE EAST AND IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER.
FINE AND DRY MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

THUNDERY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:25 HKT ON 12.10.2019