PRESS WEATHER NO. 161 - 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

A DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY FELL
BELOW 50 PER CENT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE DRY NORTHEAST
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL BE WINDY AND GENERALLY FINE
OVER THE REGION. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON KONG-REY MOVED ACROSS TAIWAN AND
WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, KONG-REY WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FUZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR
NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
TAIWAN STRAIT, EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF FUJIAN TO
ZHEJIANG AND WEAKEN SIGNIFICANTLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
24 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 30 DEGREES DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND.

OUTLOOK : DRY ON SATURDAY. WINDY AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS
AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER MORNINGS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 24 - 30 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 23:15 HKT ON 31.10.2024