PRESS WEATHER NO. 239 - 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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVED ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED
70 MILLIMETRES OVER THE HONG KONG ISLAND. UNDER THE
PERSISTENT INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE,
THERE WILL BE 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.
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MAY ALSO FORM OVER THE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WATERS OF EASTERN GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. BESIDES, PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
SOUTHERN CHINA ROSE YESTERDAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
REACH THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA THIS MORNING. THE WEATHER
WILL BE WINDY AND SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE REGION EARLY
THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION PULASAN TRANSFORMED INTO AN
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE SEAS NEAR THE KOREAN
PENINSULA YESTERDAY. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EAST
CHINA SEA BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 22 SEP 2024)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL
LINGER AROUND 28 DEGREES AT FIRST, AND WILL FALL TO A
MINIMUM OF ABOUT 25 DEGREES AT NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDY ON MONDAY, SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT AT
FIRST. STILL SHOWERY ON TUESDAY, THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL FALL TO ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A
COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

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 23:21 HKT ON 21.09.2024