PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND DRY
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG LATER TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER
THE REGION IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. MEANWHILE, A BROAD TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. THE ASSOCIATED
RAINBANDS WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 15 OCT 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. DRY WITH
BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANSE MINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 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 23:15 HKT ON 14.10.2023