PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - 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

TROPICAL STORM KRATHON INTENSIFIED RAPIDLY INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY, ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO EASTERN GUANGDONG. SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE ALSO AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS YESTERDAY.
IT WAS HOT DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
GENERALLY ROSE TO 32 DEGREES OR ABOVE.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KRATHON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 630
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF KRATHON,
THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. BESIDES, A FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO REACH GUANGDONG TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE
GENERALLY FINE AND DRY OVER THE REGION IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 30 SEP 2024)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT ON THE NATIONAL DAY.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH GRADUALLY. WINDY 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:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 29.09.2024