LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE GAEMI'S OUTER SUBSIDING AIR BROUGHT FINE
AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF GAEMI'S OUTER SUBSIDING AIR, THE
WEATHER WILL BE EXTREMELY HOT OVER GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. HIGH TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO TRIGGER THUNDERY
SHOWERS.

BESIDES, TYPHOON GAEMI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON IN
THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES EAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.
  
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PRAPIROON MOVED INTO THE INLAND AREAS
OF THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY AND PROGRESSIVELY
WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 29 DEGREES IN THE MORNING.
EXTREMELY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
ABOUT 35 DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. WINDIER WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER
ON THURSDAY AND ON FRIDAY. MORE SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND EXTREMELY HOT

TEMPS: 29 - 35 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 23.07.2024