PRESS WEATHER NO. 173 - 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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WAS
GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL PART OF
VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2022)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. FINE AND DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON SATURDAY. WINDY AND
BECOMING COOLER EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL TO 20 DEGREES OR BELOW ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
MORNINGS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 24 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 13.10.2022