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, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY IN THE
MORNING WAS 20.9 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS AUTUMN.
TEMPERATURES WERE GENERALLY A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN
THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT BECAME CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
AT NIGHT. BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON YINXING WEAKENED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING AND MOVED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. YINXING IS EXPECTED
TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA GRADUALLY
TODAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT
OF YINXING AND THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH A FEW
SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND.
SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 9 NOV 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND ON SUNDAY. SEAS
WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW
SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 08.11.2024