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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND
A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, LANTAU ISLAND AND PARTS OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON LIONROCK WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 28 AUG 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST,  AND EASE OFF
GRADUALLY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.08.2016