LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS WERE
PERSISTED OVER THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON AND AT
NIGHT. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON. THE EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL AREAS OF
GUANGDONG TODAY.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY
AND WAS NAMED DOLPHIN. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DOLPHIN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1000 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF
JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. THERE
WILL BE FEWER SHOWERS WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER ON FRIDAY MORNING.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 21.09.2020