PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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 NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO LIGHT
RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM KONG-REY INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KONG-REY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1010
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TRAMI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE. WINDY TOWARDS THE WEEKEND. IT WILL BE
CLOUDIER GRADUALLY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 28.10.2024