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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING,
MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
WIDESPREAD AREAS. RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES
OVER LANTAU ISLAND AND TAI PO. SHOWERS EASED OFF IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER AROUND
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS, AND CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS TO THE REGIONS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 10.08.2016