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 BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS AND ALSO SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY LAST
NIGHT. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
AT MANY PLACES OVER THE TERRITORY. AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25
AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

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. 10

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 00:26 HKT ON 27.08.2018