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

WINDS WERE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT AND DRY WITH SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY IN THE
AFTERNOON WAS 33.7 DEGREES, MARKING THE LATEST OCCURRENCE
OF VERY HOT WEATHER OF THE YEAR. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE
OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A FRESH TO STRONG
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY AFFECTED THE COAST OF EASTERN
GUANGDONG AT NIGHT. IT IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 20 OCT 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27
AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:15 HKT ON 20.10.2024