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 AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG
ISLAND AND TSEUNG KWAN O. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2016)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLIES LATER. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATER. THERE WILL
BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : STILL SQUALLY SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AND THERE WILL
BE SWELLS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 28 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 00:25 HKT ON 17.08.2016