LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND
DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL
BELOW 60 PER CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON KONG-REY WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 840 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018)

FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL
BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE

TEMPS: 25 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 02.10.2018