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 COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, A BROAD BAND
OF CLOUDS ALSO BROUGHT RAINY WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT
WILL BE WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM SANBA SKIRTED LEIZHOU PENINSULA AND
WEAKENED GRADUALLY INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 21 OCT 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. SLIGHTLY COOLER
WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ON SUNDAY
MORNING, SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. MAINLY FINE, DRY
DURING THE DAY ON CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL AND THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER

(PINYIN: DUOYUN SHAOLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: CLOUDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER

TEMPS: 21 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:30 HKT ON 21.10.2023