LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE YESTERDAY AND IT WAS
DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN MANY PLACES
ONCE FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT. THERE WAS SOME HAZE. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN TODAY AND TOMORROW. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE REGION
EARLY TO MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO
THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY MORNING AND WAS NAMED MITAG. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, MITAG WAS CENTRED ABOUT 890 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 29 SEP 2019)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A FEW DEGREES LOWER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. DRY WITH SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. HOT DURING
THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 26 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 28.09.2019