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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES
AT FIRST. THE WEATHER BECAME FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY.
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL
TO AROUND 50 PER CENT. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER
IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

BESIDES, TYPHOON YINXING INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, YINXING WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MAINLY FINE AND
DRY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES DURING
THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL SLIGHTLY COOLER ON FRIDAY MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES. VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY. IT WILL BE CLOUDIER OVER THE WEEKEND. THERE
WILL BE SWELLS.

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: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 22 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 06.11.2024