PRESS WEATHER NO. 190 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT
IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 35.4 DEGREES,
THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. BESIDES, SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO
BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, IT WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME AREAS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

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 23:15 HKT ON 05.08.2024