LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
A BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED GUANGDONG AT
NIGHT. ABOUT 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES. THERE WERE ALSO OVER 2000 STROKES OF
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO TRIGGER SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM YAGI INTENSIFIED
INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. YAGI IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, MOVING TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE
WESTERN PART OF GUANGDONG TO HAINAN ISLAND GRADUALLY AND
FURTHER INTENSIFY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF YAGI, THE WEATHER
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WILL DETERIORATE IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY LATER.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE ON THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN PROGRESSIVELY. THERE
WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS. THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE UNSETTLED OVER THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 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 23:33 HKT ON 03.09.2024