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
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE. THE WEATHER
WAS DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER THE
REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE GONI WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY FROM
A SUPER TYPHOON INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, GONI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM ATSANI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1090
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT
22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, BECOMING NORTHERLIES.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 22 - 28 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 23:15 HKT ON 01.11.2020