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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS WITH
ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ASSOCIATED NORTHEAST MONSOON,
THE WEATHER OVER THE REGION WILL BE FINE AND DRY EARLY NEXT
WEEK. IT WILL BE COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT WITH
RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON YUTU WAS CENTRED ABOUT
460 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF GUAM. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
EAST OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. VISIBILITY
RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE
NORTHERLIES WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : WINDS STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH ON SATURDAY.
FINE AND DRY EARLY NEXT WEEK, AND COOLER IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:06 HKT ON 26.10.2018