PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER BECAME FINE AND DRY
GRADUALLY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MANY PLACES FELL
BELOW 60 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO PERSIST OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON GONI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
510 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF LUZON.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM ATSANI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1690
KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 1 NOV 2020)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 22 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND ONE TO TWO DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. WINDIER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

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. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 22 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 31.10.2020