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 UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND VERY
HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE,
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
GUANGDONG IN THE EVENING. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.
THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
NIGHT. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT GUANGDONG OVER THE WEEKEND.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON LIONROCK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 580 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 27 AUG 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS EASING OFF LATER ON SUNDAY. DRY DURING
THE DAY ON MONDAY.

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: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 26.08.2016