LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE INTENSE NORTHEAST MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT
AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY FINE. IT WAS DRY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY YESTERDAY MORNING
WAS 17.9 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR SINCE THIS AUTUMN. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG WILL RISE GRADUALLY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KALMAEGI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 540 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AT FIRST, AND THEN MOVE
SOUTHWEST ACROSS LUZON LATER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. RELATIVELY COOL IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24
DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING
FRESH EASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
GRADUALLY 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. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.11.2019