LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES AFFECTED INLAND GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS, ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT, THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHANTHU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 410 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT
IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW-MOVING AT FIRST, LINGERING OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE EAST CHINA SEA, AND THEN MOVE
NORTHEAST LATER AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:18 HKT ON 15.09.2021