LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, A
FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY. AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO BRING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.
MEANWHILE, THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MINDULLE WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1600 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE DIANMU MADE LANDFALL OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY MORNING AND WEAKENED
PROGRESSIVELY FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 25 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW 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 23:21 HKT ON 24.09.2021