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
FINE AND DRY. THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED SONCA. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, SONCA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 15 OCT 2022)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
25 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 31 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : WINDY EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK. SUNNY PERIODS
ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. COOLER ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 20 DEGREES OR BELOW.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 25 - 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 23:17 HKT ON 14.10.2022