LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS YESTERDAY AND
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. 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. MEANWHILE, THE EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM AFFECTING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA WILL MODERATE
GRADUALLY.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MINDULLE INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY
INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
MINDULLE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1310 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND
CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 26 SEP 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS IN THE
MORNING WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 25.09.2021