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 WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY, WHILE SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES
OR ABOVE. THUNDERY SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON BROUGHT MORE
THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO YUEN LONG, TSUEN WAN AND
WONG TAI SIN. WINDS WILL BE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE AND HOT OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON FAXAI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE EASTERN PART OF HONSHU, JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS 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. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART 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: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 08.09.2019