PRESS WEATHER NO. 173 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE.
IT WAS DRY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY, TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. THE DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA
THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE MUIFA INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MUIFA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 12 SEP 2022)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. VERY HOT AND DRY WITH SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY FINE, VERY HOT AND DRY THIS WEEK.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 11.09.2022