LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE CLOUDY PERIODS AT
FIRST. IT WAS FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY IN MANY PLACES STAYED AROUND 60 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. AS THE MONSOON MODERATES GRADUALLY, TEMPERATURES
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WILL RISE PROGRESSIVELY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR YAP WAS NAMED MEARI,
AND INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, MEARI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES NORTH OF
YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. FINE AND DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 26 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
PROGRESSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. APPRECIABLY
COOLER MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 20 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.11.2016