PRESS WEATHER NO. 149 - 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 AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS. IT WAS DRY DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY IN THE MORNING WERE
TWO TO THREE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SLIGHTLY
COOLER WEATHER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT TO GUANGDONG
TODAY. AN INTENSE REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON WILL REACH
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL FURTHER AND THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RATHER LARGE OVER THE REGION IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND VERY DRY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 19 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, BECOMING FRESH EASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH ON THURSDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL GRADUALLY LATER. COOL IN THE MORNING
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
BELOW 17 DEGREES. IT WILL BE SUNNY AND VERY DRY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 19 - 25 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 23:15 HKT ON 14.11.2023