PRESS WEATHER NO. 240 - 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

SUPER TYPHOON YAGI MOVED ACROSS BEIBU WAN, MADE LANDFALL
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKENED INTO A
TYPHOON PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. ITS OUTER RAINBANDS
BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES. WITH YAGI MOVING INTO INLAND AREAS OF THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY, SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO EASE OFF GRADUALLY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, YAGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
NORTH OF HANOI AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO INLAND AREAS OF THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 8 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 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 23:45 HKT ON 07.09.2024