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 SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. AS
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTS, THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LARGE OVER INLAND AREAS. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES WAS
STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A TROPICAL CYCLONE
APPEARS TO BE FORMING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS WITH
RELATIVELY LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT.

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: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 23 - 29 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 23:15 HKT ON 17.10.2019