LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE
REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS BECAME
FREQUENT. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND
KOWLOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON
WILL REACH SOUTHERN CHINA ON FRIDAY, BRINGING RAINY WEATHER
TO THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT DURING THE
WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR HAINAN ISLAND
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED
SANBA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SANBA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES WEST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2023)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND
27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT DURING THE
WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 21
DEGREES. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 26 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 23:21 HKT ON 18.10.2023