PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY AND MODERATED GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS
YESTERDAY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MODERATING
TODAY. MEANWHILE, AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A FEW
SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
ANOTHER EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA GRADUALLY DURING THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BE
WINDY AND GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY AND WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY AT NIGHT. BECOMING FINE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE DRY DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.10.2024