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 CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND DRY
APART FROM SOME HAZE. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE
PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW, AND WINDS WILL BE WEAK. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON NANMADOL WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 410 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 SEP 2022)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SOME HAZE. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29 DEGREES. VERY HOT AND
DRY DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT ON MONDAY APART FROM ISOLATED
SHOWERS. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY FROM TUESDAY TO THURSDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS

TEMPS: 29 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.09.2022