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

TROPICAL STORM PODUL WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER INDO-CHINA YESTERDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS
AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 31 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED NEXT WEEK AND
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY
MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

THUNDERY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 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 23:45 HKT ON 30.08.2019