PRESS WEATHER NO. 223 - 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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE
AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS. BESIDES,
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY. THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW, AND MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON. HOWEVER,
THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS SUBSEQUENT MOVEMENT
AND INTENSITY.

ON THE OTHER HAND, TROPICAL STORM SHANSHAN WEAKEND INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY
IN THE VICINITY OF HONSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 1 SEP 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 IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH 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: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW 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 23:15 HKT ON 31.08.2024