PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - 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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, LOCALLY IT
WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER YESTERDAY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY IN THE MORNING WAS 17.5
DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS AUTUMN. BESIDES, A BROAD
BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH RAIN. RAIN WAS MORE
FREQUENT AT FIRST. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. UNDER THE
PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT OVER GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE BROAD BAND OF RAIN AND CLOUDS
COVERING THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA THINNING OUT, THE
WEATHER WILL BECOME BRIGHTER OVER THE REGION. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2024)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN. COOL IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 17 DEGREES. RAIN WILL
EASE OFF GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE
AFTERNOON WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 21 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BRIGHTER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE SLIGHTLY. WINDY DURING THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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. 3

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN

MIN TEMP: 17 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH RAIN

TEMPS: 17 - 21 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.11.2024