LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED THE
REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE A FEW
RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. RAIN WAS HEAVY
OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY WITH RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDING 20 MILLIMETRES. IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM, IT IS EXPECTED TO BE WINDIER AND MAINLY FINE
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 12 OCT 2024)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND WINDIER ON SUNDAY. IT WILL BE DRY
DURING THE DAY. MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. A
FEW SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 11.10.2024