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 WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND DRY. VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE OVER THE
TERRITORY. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE AND HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TYPHOON MITAG WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MITAG WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE EAST CHINA COAST TOWARDS THE
KOREAN PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. HOT
AND DRY DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
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: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 01.10.2019