LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THERE WERE
ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL CYCLONE CHANTHU, THE WEATHER WILL
BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY, BUT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM CONSON WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CONSON WAS CENTRED ABOUT
130 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM.
 
MEANWHILE, SUPER TYPHOON CHANTHU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 12 SEP 2021)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. ONE OR TWO
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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. 13

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. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 11.09.2021