PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. PRESSURE ROSE OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE.
THE WEATHER WAS HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THERE WERE
ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE AFTERNOON.
A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE WINDIER AND
SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE REGION. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE, IT WILL BE CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 6 OCT 2019)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, STRENGTHENING LATER.

OUTLOOK : STILL SOME SHOWERS, WINDIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER
ON CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 05.10.2019