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

THE RAINBAND ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL CYCLONE MANGKHUT
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. BESIDES, TYPHOON
MANGKHUT MOVED ACROSS THE INLAND AREA OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND
WEAKENED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. IT WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER GUANGXI LAST NIGHT. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES
OVER YUEN LONG. THE SHOWERS ASSOCIATED THE REMNANTS OF
MANGKHUT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND IN THE WESTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY AT FIRST.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.09.2018