PRESS WEATHER NO. 226 - 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

TROPICAL CYCLONE MAN-YI MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE WEATHER WAS
APPRECIABLY COOLER. UP TO 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 18.5 DEGREES,
THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS AUTUMN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL STILL BE WINDY WITH SOME RAIN
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE COOLER.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION MAN-YI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SANYA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2024)

CLOUDY WITH RAIN. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 18 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : STILL SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. BRIGHTER DURING THE DAY.
WINDY OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH RAIN

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 18 - 21 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 19.11.2024