LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. THERE WERE SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AROUND NOON. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE URBAN AREAS AND THE
EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES AT SAI KUNG AND TSEUNG KWAN O. MORE
THAN 4000 CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING STROKES WERE RECORDED
WITHIN HONG KONG. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2016)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:17 HKT ON 09.08.2016