PRESS WEATHER NO. 185 - 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 ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS YESTERDAY. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING A FEW
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. IT WILL REMAIN
VERY HOT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES,
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED GRADUALLY OVER THE REGION
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 11 AUG 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED GRADUALLY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MIDWEEK 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: 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. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 10.08.2024