PRESS WEATHER NO. 243 - 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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE THAN 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES.
BESIDES, AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. WITH AN
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY, IT WILL BECOME
FINE AND HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 1 OCT 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.
BECOMING FINE ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
FROM THE EAST IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 30.09.2022