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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS DRY WITH
BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY, AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER THE TERRITORY FELL BELOW 60 PER CENT. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS NAMED MATMO YESTERDAY, AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, MATMO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 26 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING FINE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BRIGHT PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANSE MINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: BRIGHT PERIODS

TEMPS: 22 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 30.10.2019