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.
MEANWHILE, CLOUD BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TYPHOON SAUDEL
COVERED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 50 PER CENT. THERE
WERE BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA OVER THE WEEKEND. BESIDES, THE BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 OCT 2020)

STRONG EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE ON
HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MAINLY CLOUDY
AND DRY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 25 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON SUNDAY, BUT IT WILL STILL BE
WINDY AT FIRST AND SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. MAINLY
FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 22 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:22 HKT ON 23.10.2020