PRESS WEATHER NO. 198 - 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

THE DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS VERY
DRY DURING THE DAY, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY FELL TO 40 PER CENT OR BELOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON MODERATING GRADUALLY, THE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, TYPHOON NESAT WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NESAT WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 350 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HAIKOU. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOUT 22
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 26 DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.
WINDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: DUANZAN YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 22 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.10.2022