PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS SUNNY AND DRY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL TO ABOUT 50 PER CENT IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE OVER THE REGION. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RATHER LARGE. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE
MONSOON WILL REACH SOUTHERN CHINA TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM TRAMI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TRAMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 320 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS LUZON. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON AND TRAMI, IT WILL BE WINDY AND BECOME
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2024)

MAINLY FINE. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING WITH A MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. VERY DRY
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 29
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : 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:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 22 - 29 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 23.10.2024