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 CONTINUED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY. THE WEATHER WAS VERY DRY
IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER THE
TERRITORY FELL TO 50 PER CENT OR BELOW. THE MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, LAN WEAKENED FROM A SUPER TYPHOON INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LAN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HONSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 23 OCT 2017)

IT WILL BE FINE. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 20 DEGREES. VERY DRY DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 27 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

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. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 20 - 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 22.10.2017