PRESS WEATHER NO. 170 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY AND SHOWERS WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE IS A RELATIVELY WEAK AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF EASTERN GUANGDONG OVER THE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG. BESIDES, PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN CHINA IS RISING.
THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA ON SUNDAY MORNING. THE WEATHER WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.

TROPICAL STROM PULASAN MOVED ACROSS EASTERN CHINA AND
WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES NORTH
OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR
EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
YELLOW SEA AND TRANSFORM INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE
GRADUALLY.
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SOULIK WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER LAOS YESTERDAY MORNING. BESIDES, THE AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN BROUGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 21 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AT TIMES. IT WILL BE WINDY AND
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL PROGRESSIVELY. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 24 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 20.09.2024