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 COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE
WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COASTAL AREAS. A
REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON WILL ARRIVE GUANGDONG DURING
THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE REGION
NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION NANGKA WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER INDO-CHINA YESTERDAY MORNING.
MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST OF THE
PHILIPPINES BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION
YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020)

MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE
DRY DURING THE DAY WITH RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER INLAND AREAS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 24 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 15.10.2020