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

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG BROUGHT
SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEED 30 MILLIMETRES
OVER THE WESTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND. THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE WESTWARDS IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS AND HAVE CHANCE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT, BRINGING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016)

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SQUALLY SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS,
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY 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 15.08.2016