PRESS WEATHER NO. 187 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST (CORRECTION)

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 186

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY,
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE ABOVE 33 DEGREES.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON MAINLY CONFINED
TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER SHEUNG SHUI AND
SHEK KONG. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
WILL ALSO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW,
IT WILL BE WINDIER OVER REGION.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED
KOINU YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KOINU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1050 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 1 OCT 2023)

A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MAINLY CLOUDY IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY AND A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS. BECOMING MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS 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 23:38 HKT ON 30.09.2023