PRESS WEATHER NO. 164 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS SLIGHTLY
COOLER WITH CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN
PATCHES AT FIRST. IT BECAME FINE AND VERY DRY DURING THE
DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY ONCE FELL TO
40 PER CENT OR BELOW. THE MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
GUANGDONG TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON YINXING WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES NORTH OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR SKIRTING THE
VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON. YINXING IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT ITS INTENSITY REMAINS
UNCERTAIN. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE MONSOON AND
YINXING, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THERE WILL
BE SWELLS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024)

IT WILL BE FINE. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 20 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 28 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : ONE OR TWO SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND. WINDY
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. SUNNY
PERIODS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY DRY

TEMPS: 20 - 28 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 23:21 HKT ON 07.11.2024