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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN
CHINA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 33
DEGREES. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY
FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW, BUT
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL AFFECT THE REGION.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOINU INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, KOINU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 810 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE LUZON
STRAIT TO THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN AND CONTINUE TO
INTENSIFY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 3 OCT 2023)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE UP TO 35 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY.
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. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 02.10.2023