LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NALGAE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA MOVED TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, WINDS
STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS PREVAILED
GENERALLY WITH OCCASIONAL GALES ON HIGH GROUND. IT WAS DRY
WITH SUNNY PERIODS. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF NALGAE AND
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THERE WILL BE SWELLS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BESIDES, THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED BANYAN YESTERDAY.
BANYAN WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SEAS EAST OF
THE PHILIPPINES TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022)

STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE FORCE ON HIGH
GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 25 DEGREES AT
FIRST. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AND THE WEATHER WILL
BECOME COOLER LATER, WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AROUND 19
DEGREES AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONALLY GALE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND
WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. IT WILL BE COOLER. STILL WINDY ON THURSDAY AT
FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS AND OCCASIONAL RAIN. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 12

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 19 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 10

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 10

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 31.10.2022