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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, AND ONE OR
TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST. PRESSURE ROSE OVER
NORTHERN CHINA LAST NIGHT. A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE OVER THE REGION IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE APPRECIABLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RATHER LARGE.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 930 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2024)

CLOUDY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. BECOMING FINE AND DRY. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH AT NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE APPRECIABLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT, WITH THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FALLING TO AROUND 22
DEGREES. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RATHER LARGE. IT WILL BE WINDY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 26 - 33 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 21.10.2024