PRESS WEATHER NO. 201 - 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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND
A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
OVER NEW TERRITORIES WEST. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED
AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 34.0 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST RECORDED
ON THE DAY FOLLOWING THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL. A FRESH TO
STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE
CLOUDIER WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY.
 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 620 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE MAINLY CLOUDY, WINDIER WITH A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 22.09.2021