PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - 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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER SHA TIN, TAI PO
AND NORTH DISTRICT. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED
TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN CHINA
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME AREAS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. BRIGHTER
EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 23:45 HKT ON 13.09.2023