LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
WINDS WERE WEAK OVER GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
BESIDES, PRESSURE IS RISING OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG GRADUALLY TODAY. UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL ALSO
BRING A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AT
FIRST TODAY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE BROAD AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE NEAR LUZON IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BEBINCA INTENSIFIED INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BEBINCA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
280 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR, EDGING CLOSER TO THE COAST OF EASTERN CHINA GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 16 SEP 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING
MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL. MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY ON THE DAY AFTER MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL. CLOUDIER WITH A
FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:17 HKT ON 15.09.2024