PRESS WEATHER NO. 174 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM ALSO BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A
FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE MORE SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. IT WAS VERY HOT
IN THE AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES RISING
TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN
SOME AREAS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND 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 23:45 HKT ON 01.08.2024