LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA, LOCALLY IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 40
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND, TSEUNG KWAN O AND LANTAU ISLAND. THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND THE SEAS OFF THE
COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND WILL
BRING SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 11 AUG 2018)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 10.08.2018