PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST
DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 12.08.2016
(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
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.
ABOUT 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT YUEN LONG
IN THE MORNING. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN GRADUALLY, BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
BESIDES, ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WILL GRADUALLY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE,
MOVING IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 13 AUG 2016)
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.
OUTLOOK : SHOWERY WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.
WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:
SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOU ZHOUYU)
FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:
CARTOON NO. 7
CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES
MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES
FOR STANDARD:
CARTOON NO. 8
CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
TEMPS: 26 - 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 12.08.2016