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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE
MORNING. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES OVER THE URBAN AREAS AND THE EASTERN PART OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES. WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE EXTENDING
WESTWARDS, THE WEATHER OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IS EXPECTED
TO IMPROVE TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 25 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 28.08.2017