LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY AND SHOWERS ALSO
AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS AT NIGHT. AROUND 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART
OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON EAST. BESIDES, PRESSURE
ROSE OVER CENTRAL CHINA YESTERDAY. A STRONG NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
LATER TODAY. TEMPERATURES OVER GUANGDONG WILL FALL
PROGRESSIVELY IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON MAN-YI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 350 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
LUZON. MAN-YI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS LUZON AND ENTER
THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY
AND TOMORROW, AND THEN MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE
VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM USAGI WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY MORNING, AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE NEAR SOUTHERN TAIWAN IN THE AFTERNOON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 17 NOV 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, UP TO STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING PROGRESSIVELY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MINOR FLOODING MAY OCCUR OVER
INDIVIDUAL LOW-LYING AREAS AT NIGHT DURING THE SPRING TIDE.
OCCASIONAL RAIN MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL TO 19 DEGREES OR BELOW.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 16.11.2024