LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES.
THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WAS
COOLER. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES WERE TWO TO THREE
DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING RELATIVELY COOL WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. UNDER THE
COMBINED EFFECT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND TROPICAL
CYCLONE AERE, IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM AERE WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST
TO BE SLOW-MOVING AND LINGER OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. COOLER IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON
HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. COOLER IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 09.10.2016