LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF HONG KONG
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. WITH
THE STRENGTHENING OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE
REGION.

BESIDES, CHABA INTENSIFIED FROM SEVERE TYPHOON INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHABA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES WEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OVERNIGHT.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS 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. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.10.2016