LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(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 AND THE NORTHEAST MONSOON ALSO
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL 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.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM KOINU INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, KOINU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 890 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 2 OCT 2023)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO 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 TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE
OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER
BECOMING UNSETTLED IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 01.10.2023