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 SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY DRY DURING THE
DAY. THE WEATHER WAS COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 19.0 DEGREES,
THE LOWEST SO FAR SINCE THIS AUTUMN. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL MODERATE TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF
VIETNAM INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 370 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE GULF OF
THAILAND.
 
MEANWHILE, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE
PHILIPPINES IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION. A
TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2017)

MAINLY FINE. COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 26 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SLIGHTLY CLOUDIER DURING THE WEEKEND.

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. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 31.10.2017