PRESS WEATHER NO. 187 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

WINDS WERE LIGHT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS. TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE
AFTERNOON. BESIDES, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES BROUGHT MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL TO PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER TA KWU LING. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND IT WILL
BE MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS ON THE DAY
FOLLOWING MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL WITH WINDS FRESHENING LATER.
CLOUDIER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

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 23:45 HKT ON 20.09.2021