LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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, IT WAS FINE AND VERY DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN MANY PLACES STAYED AT 30 PER CENT OR
BELOW. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE YUTU HAS WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE
TYPHOON INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
YUTU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2018)

FINE AND VERY DRY. RELATIVELY COOL IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND.

OUTLOOK : WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY
PERIODS OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: QINGLANG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 23 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 30.10.2018