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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THE
WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE,
AND SHEUNG SHUI EVEN RECORDED 38.1 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST
SINCE RECORDS AT THAT STATION BEGAN IN 2004. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL CYCLONE CHANTHU,
THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW, BUT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONSON WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF XISHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA.
 
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 470
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE LUZON STRAIT AND TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 11 SEP 2021)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 35 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LIGHT WINDS. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT ON SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. A FEW
SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 35 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 10.09.2021