PRESS WEATHER NO. 196 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE LOCAL
WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT YESTERDAY.
TEMPERATURES ROSE TO ABOUT 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE PODUL INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. UNDER ITS
INFLUENCE, IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
SWELLS OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THERE WILL BE MORE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND
32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

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:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 28.08.2019