PRESS WEATHER NO. 196 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY,
WHILE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN
SOME AREAS AND THERE WERE A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT GUANGDONG TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON HINNAMNOR WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES EAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 27 DEGREES. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS DURING THE DAY, AND IT WILL BE HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES
HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SOME HAZE. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE, DRY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL STILL BE ISOLATED
SHOWERS AT FIRST ON FRIDAY.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 31.08.2022