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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY LAST NIGHT, MORE THAN 40
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER KWAI TSING, TAI
PO, SHA TIN AND TSUEN WAN. AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 28 AUG 2018)

CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND OCCASIONAL SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS EASING OFF GRADUALLY
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YOU DA ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.08.2018