PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - 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 STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL
AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE MORNING WERE TWO TO THREE
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON NOW AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA IS EXPECTED TO
MODERATE SLIGHTLY TODAY. THE REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON
WILL REACH THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON THURSDAY. THE WEATHER
WILL BE COOL AND DRY OVER REGION IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS IN THE MORNING, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
COOLER IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 20 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 26.11.2019