LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. THE WEATHER WAS DRY
DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY FELL TO 60 PER CENT OR BELOW. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW WITH TEMPERATURES RISING OVER GUANGDONG. IT WILL
BE CLOUDIER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NANSHA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
ALSO INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT
11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1030 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
20 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 27 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

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: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 20 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 24.10.2021