PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 31.08.2021
(FOR PRESS ONLY.)
HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.
GENERAL SITUATION
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES, THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE UNSETTLED AT FIRST
TODAY. WITH UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES DEPARTING GRADUALLY FROM
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH
SUNNY PERIODS OVER THE REGION IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021)
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE AT FIRST.
OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS
(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)
FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 2
CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS
MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 11
CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS
TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES
FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:
CARTOON NO. 7
FOR WEN WEI PO:
CARTOON NO. 8
FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:
CARTOON NO. 3
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 31.08.2021