LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES ALSO AFFECTED
THE COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, A
FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND
AND PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. A FRESH TO STRONG
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG THIS MORNING. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER
THE REGION. BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON NANMADOL WEAKENED
PROGRESSIVELY INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AND MOVED ACROSS
THE COAST OF HONSHU OF JAPAN YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. WINDY ON
WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 19.09.2022