PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A REPLENISHMENT OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
IT WAS DRY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE AND DRY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER MORNINGS OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YINXING INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, YINXING WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
BECOMING FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER MORNINGS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 21 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 23 - 28 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 05.11.2024