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

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST. IT WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY TODAY
AND TOMORROW. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING
SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TOWARDS THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 170
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE CENTRAL TO
NORTHERN PARTS OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 38 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS
THE COAST OF EASTERN CHINA.
 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION BEBINCA WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER HENAN YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO SHOWERS LATER. 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 TO FRESH
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
WINDS STRENGTHENING FROM THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK AND IT
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND 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 18.09.2024