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

TROPICAL CYCLONE MAWAR MOVED ACROSS INLAND GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY AND SKIRTED MORE THAN ABOUT 100 KILOMETRES TO THE
NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG IN THE MORNING. IT WEAKENED FROM A
TROPICAL STORM INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MAWAR, IT WAS CLOUDY OVER HONG KONG.
WINDS STRENGTHENED IN THE MORNING WITH HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND AND TUEN MUN.
WITH MAWAR WEAKENING AND DEPARTING FROM HONG KONG, LOCAL
WINDS MODERATED DURING THE DAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE, THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK. OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES, AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 23:45 HKT ON 04.09.2017