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 GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO ABOUT 50 PER CENT IN
THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

TYPHOON CHAN-HOM WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHAN-HOM WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
SKIRTING THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 10 OCT 2020)

MAINLY FINE. DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON SUNDAY. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN WITH MORE SHOWERS LATER ON MONDAY. HEAVY RAIN
AND STRONG WINDS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 24 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 09.10.2020