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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS, WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS EXPECTED TO
SLOWLY DEVELOP AND MOVE NORTHWARDS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAS NAMED YAGI AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, YAGI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 940 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST
OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 12
KILOMETRES ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. THERE WILL
BE ISOLATED SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS LATER. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.08.2018