LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE
AND DRY APART FROM SOME HAZE. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY, TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
BROUGHT MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO THE EASTERN
PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND MAINLY FINE OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND WINDS WILL
BE WEAK.

BESIDES, TYPHOON NANMADOL INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NANMADOL
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 790 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 SEP 2022)

MAINLY FINE AND DRY APART FROM SOME HAZE. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH A FEW SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK, AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY.

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: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 16.09.2022