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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE. THE WEATHER WAS DRY DURING
THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY FELL TO AROUND 40 PER CENT. WITH THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON PERSISTING, IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND DRY OVER
THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A
REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL BRING COOLER
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE SAOLA INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SAOLA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
RYUKYU ISLANDS AND THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 29 OCT 2017)

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING
WILL BE ABOUT 21 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. COOLER IN
THE MORNING ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 21 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.10.2017