PRESS WEATHER NO. 167 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER BECAME
FINE OVER THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY
YESTERDAY. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES. A DRY
NORTHEAST MONSOON REACHED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA LAST
NIGHT. THE MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER
THE REGION. IT WILL BE APPRECIABLY COOLER IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RATHER LARGE.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY
MORNING AND WAS NAMED TRAMI. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TRAMI
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 500 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024)

FINE AND DRY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 30 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND DRY ON THURSDAY WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES. IT WILL BE WINDY AND
BECOME CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE
WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

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: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 23 - 30 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 23:29 HKT ON 22.10.2024