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

THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT WITH WEAK WINDS OVER GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND HAZE AT FIRST. THERE WERE A FEW
SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER NEW TERRITORIES
EAST, KOWLOON, AND THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OF HONG
KONG ISLAND. WINDS WILL STILL BE WEAK OVER SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY, AND THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT. SHOWERS TRIGGERED
BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION. A FRESH TO
STRONG NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY OVER THE REGION
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON NANMADOL WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NAGASAKI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE COAST OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 19 SEP 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL SLIGHTLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SUNNY PERIODS
IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.09.2022