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PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY. THE WEATHER WAS VERY DRY
IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
TERRITORY FELL TO 50 PER CENT OR BELOW. THE MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER THE REGION.
 
BESIDES, LAN WEAKENED FROM A SUPER TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LAN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HONSHU OF JAPAN.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG
 
IT WILL BE FINE. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 20 DEGREES. VERY DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.
 
OUTLOOK : REMAINING FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:45 HKT ON 23.10.2017
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