PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT
WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT THUNDERSTORMS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2023)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. CLOUDY PERIODS IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: FINE AND HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 28.09.2023