PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, TYPHOON GONI RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GONI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1020 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 31 OCT 2020)

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. MAINLY FINE AND
DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND
26 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. CLOUDIER 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: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 23 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 30.10.2020