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, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
THE WEATHER WAS FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY AND THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO
AROUND 60 PER CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING
GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE SLIGHTLY TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 580
KILOMETRES EAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF VIETNAM.
 
BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND WAS
NAMED MALOU. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MALOU WAS CENTRED ABOUT
780 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 22
DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THERE WILL ALSO BE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

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. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 25.10.2021