PRESS WEATHER NO. 202 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS
AND A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT, TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES. AN
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND BRING MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
ALSO BRING A FEW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON SHANSHAN WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY INTO
A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SHANSHAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 200
KILOMETRES NORTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-NORTHEAST SLOWLY ACROSS KYUSHU OF JAPAN AND TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF SHIKOKU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2024)

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

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT 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 29.08.2024