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

A BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER INLAND GUANGDONG MOVED
SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY YESTERDAY AND AFFECTED THE COASTAL
AREAS LAST NIGHT. MEANWHILE, THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ALSO STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS. SHOWERS INCREASED
GRADUALLY DURING THE DAY. THERE WAS HEAVY RAIN WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT NIGHT. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND AND KOWLOON. A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. WITH THE
STRENGTHENING OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AND TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS ON THE DAY FOLLOWING MID-AUTUMN
FESTIVAL AND DURING THE WEEKEND. SLIGHTLY COOLER EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 30.09.2020