LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES
OVER THE URBAN AREAS, SAI KUNG, NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND
LANTAU ISLAND. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED
TO LINGER OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST AND 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 630 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. LIGHT 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:

SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS

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 20.08.2018