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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. AN
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION GRADUALLY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS WITH SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, THE
EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND TAP MUN. WATERSPOUT
WAS ALSO REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE VICTORIA HARBOUR.
WITH THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE DEPARTING, SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE EAST OF LUZON
STRAIT HAD INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND
WAS NAMED KRATHON. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KRATHON WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 640 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY, LINGERING OVER THE
EAST OF LUZON STRAIT AND INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, THE WEATHER WILL BE
VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 29 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT DURING THE DAY AND MAINLY FINE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE
NORTH GRADUALLY ON THE NATIONAL DAY. WINDIER ON WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT
WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 22 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS. DRY DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG YANRE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.09.2024