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 A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 33.7 DEGREES,
THE HOTTEST MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL EVER RECORDED. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY FINE
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BUT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
AFFECT THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1390 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 30 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 34 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 29.09.2023