PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - 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 SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA AND THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
AROUND 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND HAINAN ISLAND
YESTERDAY. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE VICINITY OF THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TO HAINAN ISLAND TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 24 JUN 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS AT FIRST ON TUESDAY. THERE WILL
STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND IT WILL BECOME VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 23.06.2024