PRESS WEATHER NO. 230 - 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 AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YAGI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. YAGI IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND
TOMORROW, MOVING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY
OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA TO HAINAN ISLAND AND FURTHER
INTENSIFY. UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, THE WEATHER OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG WILL DETERIORATE TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL
BE WINDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SEAS
WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. WITH YAGI DEPARTING AND
WEAKENING, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY OVER THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2024)

FRESH TO STRONG EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, REACHING GALE
FORCE WINDS OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND LATER. MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 30 DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH
SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY ON FRIDAY, OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALE FORCE
WINDS OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH WITH SWELLS. WINDS
WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY BUT THE WEATHER WILL STILL BE
UNSETTLED OVER THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 04.09.2024