LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 10 MILLIMETRES
OVER THE WESTERN PART OF LANTAU ISLAND. THE MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA WILL BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING.
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 12.10.2016