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

TROPICAL CYCLONE TRAMI INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON AND MOVED
TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF HAINAN ISLAND YESTERDAY. IT THEN
WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AT NIGHT. MEANWHILE,
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. STRONG
WINDS WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. TRAMI IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER AND WEAKEN OVER THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL PERSIST OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA. IT WILL BE BRIGHTER OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA EARLY THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM KONG-REY WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1580 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 27 OCT 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 TO 29
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 26.10.2024