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 RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, SHOWERS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY,
THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES
OR ABOVE. THERE WERE ALSO ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED
MUIFA YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MUIFA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1030 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2022)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 28 DEGREES. MAINLY FINE, VERY HOT AND DRY DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON THE MID-AUTUMN
FESTIVAL AND THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. FINE, VERY HOT
AND DRY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.09.2022