LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER
TAI PO, KWAI TSING AND KOWLOON. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE TRAMI INTENSIFIED FROM A SEVERE
TYPHOON INTO A SUPER TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, TRAMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1010 KILOMETRES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE SLOWLY
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY. THERE WILL BE SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25
AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING FINE AND DRY WITH RELATIVELY LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS EASING OFF WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SHOWERS EASING OFF WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SHOWERS EASING OFF WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 24.09.2018