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 CYCLONE LIONROCK AND
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, LOCAL WINDS WERE STRONG TO GALE
FORCE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLIES YESTERDAY MORNING, AND THERE
WERE OCCASIONAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON HIGH GROUND. LOCALLY,
IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SQUALLS, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS EASED OFF GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY. A
DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY
FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. TROPICAL CYCLONE
KOMPASU WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT
TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.
UNDER ITS COMBINED EFFECT WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN AGAIN OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. THERE
WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS.

TROPICAL STORM LIONROCK WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
AND MADE LANDFALL OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LIONROCK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 70 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 700
KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021)

MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AT NIGHT. THERE
WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 24 - 31 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 23:22 HKT ON 10.10.2021