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

SHOWERS AFFECTED GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY IN THE MORNING, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTHERN
PART OF LANTAU ISLAND AND TSING YI. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NOW AFFECTING THE LUZON
STRAIT WILL ENTER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA AND MAY INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY TODAY. HOWEVER, ITS
INTENSITY AND MOVEMENT REMAIN UNCERTAIN. THE ASSOCIATED
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL AFFECT THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH
TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. BECOMING FINE EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 05.09.2017