LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT FINE AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY STAYED
AROUND 30 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FINE AND VERY DRY WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE WILL BE
RATHER LARGE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON KONG-REY WAS CENTRED ABOUT
170 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE KOREAN
PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 6 OCT 2018)

FINE AND VERY DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND SEVERAL DEGREES LOWER IN
THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND
31 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING LIGHT WINDS
LATER.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF 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: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 23 - 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 05.10.2018