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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER SHA TIN. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION GUCHOL WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TAIWAN STRAIT YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY. MAINLY FINE
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:45 HKT ON 07.09.2017