LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG
BROUGHT SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN THE MORNING. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES
OVER KWAI TSING DISTRICT, TSUEN WAN DISTRICT AND SHAM SHUI
PO DISTRICT. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL CONTINUE TO
LINGER OVER THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG TODAY AND MOVE
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LEIZHOU PENINSULA EARLY THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 12 AUG 2018)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE 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: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 23:18 HKT ON 11.08.2018