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 FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. IT WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY WERE ABOUT TWO
TO THREE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE. THERE
WERE BRIGHT PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER
THE REGION IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM CHAN-HOM INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHAN-HOM
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 930 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES
IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE DURING THE DAY.
MAINLY FINE OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 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 06.10.2020