LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A
WEAK REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON REACHED THE COASTAL AREAS
LAST NIGHT. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE WEATHER WAS
DRY DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY. THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT OVER THE REGION. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE
OVER INLAND AREAS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 OCT 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. DRY
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS.

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: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 29 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 16.10.2020