PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

WINDS WERE WEAK AND THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON,
BUT THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE
OVER EASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON
AFFECTED THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA GRADUALLY AT
NIGHT. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL SLIGHTLY OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KROVANH WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 320 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 26 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
EDGING CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF SHIKOKU TO HONSHU OF JAPAN
AND TRANSFORMING INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS WITH MORNING TEMPERATURES FALLING
SLIGHTLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDIER WITH A
FEW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.09.2026