PRESS WEATHER NO. 154 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS
HOT IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO
32 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AT NIGHT.
THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT GUANGDONG
TODAY. IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE OVER THE REGION, BUT HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS OVER INLAND AREAS.
AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM CIMARON WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN
YESTERDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE LUZON
STRAIT BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2024)

MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. MAINLY FINE AND VERY
HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH
GRADUALLY ON THE NATIONAL DAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT, DRY DURING THE DAY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 26.09.2024