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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE
WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS VERY HOT
AND VERY DRY DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO
BRING PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA THIS WEEK. THE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND
NIGHT WILL BE RELATIVELY LARGE.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE MUIFA INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING, THEN WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON AND
MADE LANDFALL OVER THE COAST OF ZHEJIANG AT NIGHT. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, MUIFA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
COASTAL AREAS OF EASTERN CHINA. 
 
ON THE OTHER HAND, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY
AND WAS NAMED NANMADOL. NANMADOL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1330
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH
OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022)

FINE AND DRY. HAZY IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 29 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 35 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND DRY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 29 - 35 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.09.2022