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

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE
AND DRY. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY IN THE
AFTERNOON WAS 35.3 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURE ON
RECORD FOR SEPTEMBER. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE FINE AND VERY
HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.
MEANWHILE, A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON HINNAMNOR WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HINNAMNOR WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF JEJU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND THE SEA OF
JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2022)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 29 AND 35 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY
WINDS, BECOMING EASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : WINDIER WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SLIGHTLY
LOWER TEMPERATURES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY
INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS AROUND THE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 29 - 35 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 05.09.2022