PRESS WEATHER NO. 187 - 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

SEVERE TYPHOON KRATHON INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
YESTERDAY AND ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR BROUGHT GENERALLY
FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
FINE. IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 35 DEGREES. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF KRATHON, IT WILL
STILL BE VERY HOT DURING THE DAY OVER GUANGDONG TODAY.
BESIDES, PRESSURE IS RISING OVER CENTRAL CHINA. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY TODAY. 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.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KRATHON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 240
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2024)

MAINLY FINE. THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN
THE MORNING. DRY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO A MINIMUM OF AROUND 26 DEGREES AT
NIGHT. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
GRADUALLY, OCCASIONALLY UP TO GALE FORCE ON HIGH GROUND AT
NIGHT.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT WITH MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES OF AROUND 22 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS. WINDY
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 26 - 33 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 23:24 HKT ON 30.09.2024