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 GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY AT FIRST AND BECAME FINE AND DRY
DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TO BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON CHAN-HOM WAS CENTRED ABOUT
330 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR EDGING CLOSER TO
THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2020)

MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY DURING THE WEEKEND. WINDS
WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY WITH RAIN EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 23 - 29 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 08.10.2020