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PRESS WEATHER NO. 218 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)


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


GENERAL SITUATION


SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH ISOLATED HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES IN TSEUNG KWAN O. BESIDES, AT
AROUND 1 P.M. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, HAIL WAS REPORTED AT
TSEUNG KWAN O. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG
TODAY, AND SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION.


AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CHANTHU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 180 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND JAPAN.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021)


MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT
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 PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 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 23:15 HKT ON 16.09.2021

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