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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE
LOCAL WEATHER WAS WINDY AND CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES
YESTERDAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE GRADUALLY OVER THE REGION. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE
MONSOON WILL ARRIVE AT SOUTH CHINA COAST AT THE WEEKEND. IT
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE NANGKA WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NANGKA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF HA NOI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 28
DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE. SEAS WILL
BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 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 23:45 HKT ON 14.10.2020