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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, NAMTHEUN WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER
CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT, KWAI TSING AND LANTAU ISLAND.
THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL LINGER AROUND THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2016)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING
SOUTHERLIES GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 00:25 HKT ON 06.09.2016