LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, THE OUTER CLOUD BAND
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE MOLAVE COVERED THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER
WAS FINE. IT WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO 60 PER CENT OR BELOW IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. IT WILL
BE WINDIER OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, TYPHOON MOLAVE INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MOLAVE WAS CENTRED ABOUT
430 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020)

MAINLY FINE AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY DURING THE DAY WITH A
FEW RAIN PATCHES LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22
AND 27 DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES ON THURSDAY. THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS, AND
IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY AND A FEW RAIN PATCHES

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: CLOUDY AND A FEW RAIN PATCHES

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: CLOUDY AND A FEW RAIN PATCHES

TEMPS: 22 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 27.10.2020