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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, IT WAS
SUNNY OVER HONG KONG YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE
AFTERNOON. IT WAS VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITY FELL TO 40 PER CENT OR BELOW. THE CONTINENTAL
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT OVER THE REGION WILL BE RELATIVELY
LARGE.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM TAPAH INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM TODAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TAPAH WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 250 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES
TOWARDS THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 21 SEP 2019)

IT WILL BE FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25
DEGREES. VERY DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND DRY WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 25 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.09.2019