PRESS WEATHER NO. 186 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES AFFECTED GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 34 DEGREES. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES EDGED
CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY GRADUALLY
IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
WINDS WILL BE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG OVER THE WEEKEND. UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BEBINCA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 620 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 14 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE
MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
HOT DURING THE DAY. SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL AND THE DAY AFTER.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 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 23:18 HKT ON 13.09.2024