LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF LANTAU
ISLAND AND HONG KONG ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS, BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION.

BESIDES, NAMTHEUN WEAKENED FROM A SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, NAMTHEUN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST
OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
KYUSHU OF JAPAN AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 4 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 30
DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER REMAINING UNSETTLED IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 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 23:15 HKT ON 03.09.2016