PRESS WEATHER NO. 184 - 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

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
EDGED CLOSER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST, AND BROUGHT SHOWERS
TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS.
SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER SOUTHERN
DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. FEWER SHOWERS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.09.2020