PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - 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

AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY
OVER SOME AREAS AROUND NOON. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES OF THE EASTERN PART
OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES
OVER THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND. WITH THE
RAIN AREAS DEPARTING, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING
MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:45 HKT ON 09.09.2024