PRESS WEATHER NO. 198 - 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY, WHILE AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST
OF WESTERN GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES, MORE THAN 50
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN TODAY. WITH THE GRADUAL STRENGTHENING OF AN
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND IT WILL BE
BRIGHTER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS OVER
INLAND AREAS. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO THE SOUTH OF JAPAN INTENSIFIED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE
FORMING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 31 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT DURING THE DAY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 24.09.2024