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 THE NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER
WAS SUNNY OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, WITH PLENTY OF
SUNSHINE, IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 35.7 DEGREES, THE HOTTEST
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL EVER RECORDED, ALSO THE HIGHEST SO FAR
THIS YEAR. THUNDERY SHOWERS BROUGHT AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL TO MANY PLACES AFTER THE EVENING. AS THE
NORTHEAST MONSOON PERSISTS, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH ONE OR
TWO SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 350 KILOMETRES EAST OF XISHA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND
THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PARTS OF VIETNAM. 
 
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BEBINCA MOVED ACROSS EASTERN CHINA
AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BEBINCA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
320 KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF NANJING. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR AND GRADUALLY
DISSIPATE INLAND.
 
ON THE OTHER HAND, TROPICAL DEPRESSION PULASAN INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
PULASAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 810 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 38
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2024)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 26 DEGREES. MAINLY FINE AND VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 34
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM
THE NORTH EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER.

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. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:15 HKT ON 18.09.2024