PRESS WEATHER NO. 214 - 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 BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 34 DEGREES.
BESIDES, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AND TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AFFECTED GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA IN THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES LOCALLY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER TSUEN WAN AND
KWAI TSING DISTRICTS. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY
FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024)

CLOUDY PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING
MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND MAINLY FINE FOR THE
REST OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND A FEW 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 23:15 HKT ON 06.08.2024