PRESS WEATHER NO. 141 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
 
A STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS BRINGING DRY AND FINE WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MANY PLACES WAS BELOW 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
 
AT 4 P.M., SEVERE TYPHOON KRATHON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110
KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHEAST SLOWLY TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.
 
WEATHER FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
 
MAINLY FINE. SLIGHTLY COOLER TOMORROW MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY
DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 29
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
 
OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT WITH
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:45 HKT ON 02.10.2024

Ends/Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Issued at HKT 17:45

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