LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, SHOWERS ALSO
AFFECTED INLAND GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES
OR ABOVE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE WEAK AND THERE WILL BE
SUNNY PERIODS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL AFFECT THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON MINDULLE WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1200 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2021)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE NATIONAL DAY AND WEEKEND
BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE ISOLATED SHOWERS. WINDS WILL BE
FRESH WITH A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23:15 HKT ON 29.09.2021