PRESS WEATHER NO. 163 - 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 WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. THERE WAS SOME HAZE AT FIRST.
IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. WINDS
WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK AND THE WEATHER WILL BE HOT WITH
SOME HAZE OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON MITAG WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, SKIRTING
THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTHEASTERN TAIWAN, AND MOVE IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE EAST CHINA COAST LATER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019)

FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. HOT WITH SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING YANRE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 30.09.2019