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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES EAST, KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND. A FRESH TO
STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS NAMED DIANMU YESTERDAY, AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
DIANMU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA
NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL PART
OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS DURING THE
WEEKEND. BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 23.09.2021