LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU MOVED ACROSS BEIBU WAN
YESTERDAY AND THEN WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM LAST NIGHT. THE OUTER
RAINBANDS OF KOMPASU BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS.
WINDS WERE STRONG EASTERLIES, AND OCCASIONALLY GALE FORCE
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY AND WINDS MODERATED GRADUALLY. AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 15 OCT 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING COOLER AND DRY OVER THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES IN THE MORNING WILL FALL
PROGRESSIVELY TO AROUND 20 DEGREES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 14.10.2021