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. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART
FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON
WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES RISING TO 34 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO COVER
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE CONSON WILL AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG ON FRIDAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONSON WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA.
 
BESIDES, TYPHOON CHANTHU RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHANTHU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1270 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF TAIWAN AND LUZON STRAIT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021)

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.
SUNNY INTERVALS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:22 HKT ON 08.09.2021