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PRESS WEATHER NO. 153 - 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


A RAIN AREA AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES.
AROUND 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 10 MILLIMETRES OVER
SAI KUNG. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER CENTRAL CHINA
YESTERDAY, A SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG LATER TODAY. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE EARLY NEXT WEEK.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 16 OCT 2021)


MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28
DEGREES. SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO A
MINIMUM OF AROUND 22 DEGREES AT NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
LATER.


OUTLOOK : PROGRESSIVELY COOLER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS WITH WEATHER IMPROVING. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 20
DEGREES OR BELOW ON MONDAY.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SLIGHTLY COOLER

(PINYIN: TIANQI SHAOLIANG)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SLIGHTLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SLIGHTLY COOLER

TEMPS: 22 - 28 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 15.10.2021

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