LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERING SOUTHEASTERN CHINA WEAKENED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS HAZY WITH SUNNY
PERIODS. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE TO ABOVE 32 DEGREES.
THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES BROUGHT
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO MANY PLACES OVER
THE TERRITORY IN THE EVENING, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30
MILLIMETRES OVER NEW TERRITORIES WEST AND LANTAU ISLAND.
THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST
OF DONGSHA. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING AND LINGERING
OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. VERY HOT AND HAZY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE PROGRESSIVELY IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 31.08.2017