PRESS WEATHER NO. 152 - 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 AT FIRST AND SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE DRY MONSOON, IT IS EXPECTED TO
BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KONG-REY INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, KONG-REY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 710 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST
OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO LIGHT RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES. BECOMING
FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL
BE RELATIVELY LARGE. WINDY ON SATURDAY. A FEW SHOWERS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING FINE

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 29.10.2024