PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A WEAK REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG LAST NIGHT. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER
WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY. THE REPLENISHMENT OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY, AND WILL BE REPLACED BY AN EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 26 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS AND
IT WILL BE WARM DURING THE DAY. BECOMING APPRECIABLY COOLER
WITH WINDS STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH NEXT MONDAY.
MORNING TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND 16 DEGREES NEXT
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 21 - 26 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 23:45 HKT ON 17.11.2021