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 MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT IN
THE AFTERNOON. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO REACH THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE MORNING.
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE SAUDEL INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. ONE
OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 22 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY OVER THE WEEKEND AND SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS. MAINLY FINE AND DRY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: MINGLANG GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: DRY WITH BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 22 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 22.10.2020