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PRESS WEATHER NO. 226 - 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


UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AND A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY WITH A FEW
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES.
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL STILL BE
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK. BESIDES,
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC TO
THE SOUTH OF JAPAN INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A
TROPICAL CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE FORMING.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2024)


MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS WITH A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.


OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.
MORE SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:45 HKT ON 12.08.2024

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