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 COLD FRONT CROSSED THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS.
SHOWERS WERE HEAVY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT BROUGHT
MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO MANY PLACES IN
KOWLOON IN THE MORNING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG THIS WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE
DURING THE DAY, BUT SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY
YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED CHAN-HOM. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1200 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY
ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 24
DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MAINLY FINE
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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 23:45 HKT ON 05.10.2020