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 AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO
AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE
WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IT WAS VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY
ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS. TROPICAL STORM YAGI WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON TODAY. IT WILL THEN ENTER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, EDGING CLOSER TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND FURTHER INTENSIFY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, YAGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340
KILOMETRES NORTH OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2024)

MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES
IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE
NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT ON WEDNESDAY, THERE WILL BE A FEW
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THE WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE
PROGRESSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE
WINDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 34 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 23:29 HKT ON 02.09.2024