LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK AND
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THERE WERE STRONG TO GALE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY UP TO STORM FORCE ON HIGH
GROUND YESTERDAY. BESIDES, LOCALLY THERE WERE SQUALLS AND
HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. LIONROCK IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND MOVE TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM. WINDS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY LATER TODAY AND SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF. A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM WILL BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION KOMPASU INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM TODAY. AT 11 P.M., KOMPASU WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1070 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR AND MOVE TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE LUZON STRAIT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 10 OCT 2021)

STRONG TO GALE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY UP
TO STORM FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. WINDS WILL MODERATE
GRADUALLY LATER. CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SQUALLS, SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY DURING
THE DAY TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28
DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE ON MONDAY AND IT WILL BE
DRY DURING THE DAY. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN AND
SQUALLS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 15

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 14

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 10

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:49 HKT ON 09.10.2021