PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 23.09.2018
(FOR PRESS ONLY.)
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
WINDS WERE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, AND THUNDERY
SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE REGION.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ALSO A FEW SHOWERS.
THUNDERSTORMS AND MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE
AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM,
THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
TODAY AND TOMORROW.
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE TRAMI INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY
FROM A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TRAMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1420 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 24 SEP 2018)
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. A FEW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26
AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK.
WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS
(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)
FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 2
CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 11
CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS
TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES
FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 7
FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 13
FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 3
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 23.09.2018