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

AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 50
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150 MILLIMETRES
OVER SAI KUNG. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION.
AT MIDNIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 860
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
EASING OFF GRADUALLY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY
INTERVALS ON THURSDAY. MORE SHOWERS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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 00:30 HKT ON 16.09.2020