PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - 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

SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, WINDS WERE
WEAK OVER GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS,
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND HOT,
BUT WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND THERE WILL BE ISOLATED SHOWERS
OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 18 SEP 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.09.2023