LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 213

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, THE CLOUD BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
SAUDEL COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL BELOW
50 PER CENT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON,
THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BECOME FINE OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TYPHOON SAUDEL WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY WHILE THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAUDEL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
150 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF
THE PHILIPPINES WAS CENTRED ABOUT 830 KILOMETRES EAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL
PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 25 OCT 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST, SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. CLOUDIER AND WINDIER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 22 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:28 HKT ON 24.10.2020