PRESS WEATHER NO. 219 - 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 OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL CYCLONE GAEMI BROUGHT
VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY
WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES RISING TO AROUND 34
DEGREES. BESIDES, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER INLAND
GUANGDONG TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE
COASTAL AREAS AT NIGHT. THERE WERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
EASTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY. A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
WITH THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA BECOMING ACTIVE, SHOWERS WILL INCREASE WITH
A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON GAEMI WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, AND MADE LANDFALL OVER
THE COAST OF PUTIAN IN FUJIAN AT NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, GAEMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FUZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
INLAND FUJIAN AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 28 DEGREES. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. FRESH
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE. OCCASIONALLY GALE ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:39 HKT ON 25.07.2024