LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS, ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE
IS EXPECTED TO DEPART FROM THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY LATER
TODAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE VICINITY OF THE
SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES PROGRESSIVELY INTENSIFIED INTO
A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED CONSON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, CONSON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 620 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS LUZON.
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
570 KILOMETRES NORTH OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS AND WINDIER DURING THE WEEKEND.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:21 HKT ON 06.09.2021