PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - 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 STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 22.0 DEGREES, THE LOWEST SO FAR THIS
AUTUMN. IT WAS VERY DRY IN THE AFTERNOON. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY FELL TO ABOUT 30 PER
CENT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM TRAMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF DONGSHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. 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
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2024)

MAINLY FINE. VERY DRY AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE IN
THE MORNING 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 29 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT NIGHT.
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY AND AT FIRST
ON SUNDAY. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. WINDS WILL WEAKEN
GRADUALLY LATER ON SUNDAY. STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON MONDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 23 - 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 24.10.2024