PRESS WEATHER NO. 294 - 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

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA MADE LANDFALL OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF
HAINAN ISLAND YESTERDAY MORNING, AND ENTERED THE SEAS SOUTH
OF HAINAN ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG, SHA TIN AND
TAI PO. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION AND THE CONTINENTAL ANTICYCLONE, IT WILL BE
WINDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SWELLS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MIDWEEK
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29
DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS 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 AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

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 23:15 HKT ON 02.09.2019