PRESS WEATHER NO. 172 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TYPHOON GAEMI INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER
TO SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS. IT
WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY RISING TO AROUND 34 DEGREES. GAEMI'S
OUTER SUBSIDING AIR WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER
TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO TRIGGER
THUNDERY SHOWERS. MEANWHILE, THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL BECOME
ACTIVE. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE WITH A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG ON FRIDAY AND
DURING THE WEEKEND.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
AT NIGHT. FRESH WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND LATER.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.
WINDIER AT FIRST. MORE SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 29 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 24.07.2024