PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A
BAND OF CLOUDS ALSO COVERED THE WESTERN COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE
OVER INLAND GUANGDONG GRADUALLY. A REPLENISHMENT OF THE
MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
THIS MORNING. IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE REGION IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE MONSOON, IT WILL
BE GENERALLY FINE AND DRY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE MIDDLE
AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK AND THERE WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER MORNINGS.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO
A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING AND WAS NAMED YINXING.
IT THEN INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LAST
NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, YINXING WAS CENTRED ABOUT 950
KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER MORNINGS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

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 00:26 HKT ON 05.11.2024