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 UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE AFFECTING SOUTHERN CHINA WEAKENED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVIER ON WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.08.2016