LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TYPHOON MAN-YI WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AND
MOVED ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAN-YI WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND AND WEAKEN
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
MAN-YI AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY AND
RAINY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE
APPRECIABLY COOLER WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2024)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES. RAIN WILL BECOME MORE
FREQUENT WITH SQUALLS. THE WEATHER WILL BE APPRECIABLY
COOLER. TEMPERATURES FALLING FROM ABOUT 23 DEGREES AT FIRST
TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 19 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH
TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL RAIN AND STILL RELATIVELY COOL ON
WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL MODERATE ON THURSDAY. BRIGHTER IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY WILL
RISE SLIGHTLY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES AND SQUALLS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES AND SQUALLS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN PATCHES AND SQUALLS

TEMPS: 19 - 23 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 23:15 HKT ON 18.11.2024