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

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE
WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
SHOWERS EASED OFF WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70
MILLIMETRES OVER TSUEN WAN, KWAI TSING AND LANTAU ISLAND. A
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA THIS WEEK, BRINGING SHOWERS TO THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON SOULIK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 990 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS.

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS.

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS.

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.08.2018