LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 173

(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

TROPICAL STORM DIANMU HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR HAIPHONG AT
THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF DIANMU, THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
KOWLOON, LANTAU ISLAND AND PARTS OF NEW TERRITORIES EAST
LAST NIGHT. WITH DIANMU MOVING AWAY FROM THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY OVER THE REGION
IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, DIANMU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120
KILOMETRES WEST OF HANOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 20 AUG 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF 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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 00:02 HKT ON 20.08.2016