PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - 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 THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY AT FIRST AND
BECAME FINE AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER MANY PLACES FELL TO AROUND 50 PER CENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON,
IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT
WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE MONSOON
WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON KONG-REY INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KONG-REY
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 390 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS
OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2024)

FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 31 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY ON FRIDAY. THE TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.
WINDY ON SATURDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 23 - 31 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 30.10.2024