PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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 BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS DRY DURING THE
DAY. A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE
WINDY OVER THE REGION. MEANWHILE, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
NOW OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL MOVE
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND MAY DEVELOP
GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS WILL AFFECT THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 16 OCT 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. RAIN WILL BE MORE FREQUENT ON WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 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 15.10.2023