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 THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS
VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 40 PER CENT. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL BE
MAINLY FINE AND DRY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS AND IT WILL BE COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON WILL AFFECT THE REGION
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON YUTU WAS CENTRED ABOUT
770 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 29 OCT 2018)

IT WILL BE FINE. COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE 21 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 28
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT AND VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MAINLY
CLOUDY AND WINDY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 21 - 28 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 23:45 HKT ON 28.10.2018