PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON BROUGHT MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL TO KOWLOON AND PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. WINDS
WILL STILL BE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO AFFECT THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE HINNAMNOR INTENSIFIED
PROGRESSIVELY INTO A SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, HINNAMNOR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES EAST
OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-SOUTHWEST
AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE
RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND
IT WILL BE DRY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY OVER THE WEEKEND
TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 30.08.2022