LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES
ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL
AFFECT THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. BESIDES,
TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHANTHU EVOLVED INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 19 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON
MONDAY. MORE SHOWERS IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:16 HKT ON 18.09.2021