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 AND DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE.
THE WEATHER WAS VERY DRY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES FELL BELOW 40
PER CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING FINE
AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA FOR THE REST OF THE
WEEK, AND THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON KONG-REY WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KONG-REY WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY DRY FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK. THE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE RATHER LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT. BECOMING CLOUDIER EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 24 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.10.2018