PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - 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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE
OVER GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. IT WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO REACH SOUTHERN CHINA ON SUNDAY. THE WEATHER
WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE REGION EARLY TO MIDWEEK
NEXT WEEK.

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED
SOULIK YESTERDAY. IT MADE LANDFALL OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
VIETNAM IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SOULIK WAS CENTRED ABOUT
390 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VIENTIANE. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS LAOS
AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 50
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
EASTERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER OVER SOME
AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL PROGRESSIVELY EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 24 DEGREES ON MONDAY MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 19.09.2024