LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY HOT AND TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER
THE REGION. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND
WAS NAMED YAGI YESTERDAY. IT THEN INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, YAGI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 320 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF YAGI, THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED OVER
THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS
OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH SWELLS.
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION SHANSHAN WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF HONSHU OF JAPAN YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 2 SEP 2024)

BECOMING 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. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED
IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE
WINDY WITH SWELLS.

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. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 01.09.2024