LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE EXTREMELY HOT
AND WINDS WILL STILL BE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG TODAY. THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE AFFECTED EASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY WILL
EDGE CLOSER TO SOUTHERN CHINA LATER TODAY. THERE WILL BE
MORE SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TYPHOON SHANSHAN HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF
KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY
AND EDGE CLOSER TO KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024)

MAINLY FINE AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT
28 DEGREES. EXTREMELY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES IN SOME AREAS WITH A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 35 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 23:23 HKT ON 27.08.2024