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 SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
IT WAS SUNNY DURING THE DAY AND TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 28 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 400
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM MALOU INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MALOU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 23 DEGREES. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND
27 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES ON THURSDAY MORNING. CLOUDIER OVER
THE WEEKEND.

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: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 23 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 26.10.2021