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
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE ALSO
BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT
WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY
PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
WILL CONTINUE TO COVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM CONSON INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CONSON WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 230 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE PHILIPPINES.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE CHANTHU OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO
A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHANTHU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1630 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE VERY HOT ON THURSDAY AND THERE WILL BE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. MORE SHOWERS AND WINDIER
LATER ON FRIDAY AND DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 34 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 23:23 HKT ON 07.09.2021