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 AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COASTAL AREAS
OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE
OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS
DRY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES FELL TO AROUND 50 PER CENT. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY
AND SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, DAMREY WEAKENED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
DAMREY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
HO CHI MINH CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS INDO-CHINA AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 5 NOV 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 26 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 20 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 04.11.2017