LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND VERY
HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
FINE AND DRY. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY
OVER THE TERRITORY FELL TO 50 PER CENT OR BELOW. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, IT WILL CONTINUE
TO BE GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON HINNAMNOR INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HINNAMNOR WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 630 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022)

FINE AND DRY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING VERY HOT AND DRY DURING THE DAY ON
TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND DRY

(PINYIN: TIANQING GANZAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND DRY

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 4

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 11

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 04.09.2022