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

TYPHOON NESAT MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, SOUTHERN CHINA AFFECTED BY
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON. LOCALLY, WINDS STRENGTHENED
GRADUALLY. WINDS WERE GENERALLY STRONG NORTHERLIES AND
OCCASIONALLY GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT
OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND NESAT, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS, AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2022)

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE
FORCE ON HIGH GROUND. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES IN
THE URBAN AREAS WILL FALL GRADUALLY FROM ABOUT 26 DEGREES
AT FIRST TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 19 DEGREES, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW
SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND REMAINING COOLER IN THE MORNING.
SUNNY INTERVALS ON THURSDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 19 - 26 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 23:45 HKT ON 17.10.2022