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 SOUTH CHINA COAST
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. MORE
THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER THE
SOUTHERN PART OF LANTAU ISLAND. 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 IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION MALOU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF HONSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

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

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 23:45 HKT ON 07.09.2016