PRESS WEATHER NO. 218 - 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

A WEAK NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
BESIDES, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, IT WAS
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS. TEMPERATURES OVER THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THERE WERE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO AND NORTH
DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AND THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF
SUPER TYPHOON HINNAMNOR, IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND
PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HINNAMNOR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 600
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO BE
SLOW-MOVING AND LINGERING OVER THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2022)

BECOMING FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 27
DEGREES. VERY HOT AND DRY 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.
MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY HOT, DRY DURING THE DAY IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW 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. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 34 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 01.09.2022