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 SUBSIDENCE AIRSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
MEGI AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE AND VERY HOT BUT HAZY. THE VISIBILITY OVER PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY OF HONG KONG FELL BELOW 3000 METRES YESTERDAY
MORNING. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OVER
HONG KONG IN THE AFTERNOON, AND TEMPERATURES EVEN ROSE TO
AROUND 36 DEGREES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. A
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING SLIGHTLY COOLER
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, MEGI WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A TYPHOON
TODAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MEGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XIAMEN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
TAIWAN STRAIT, AND EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF FUJIAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016)

MAINLY FINE AND HOT AT FIRST. BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : SLIGHTLY COOLER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING CLOUDY

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.09.2016