PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE LIGHT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.
THERE WAS SOME HAZE IN THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY IN SOME
AREAS ONCE FELL BELOW 5000 METRES. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE WEEKEND.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR TAIWAN
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 140 KILOMETRES WEST OF TAIBEI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT TOWARDS FUJIAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 25 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SOME HAZE AND A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.
SHOWERS INCREASING GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS 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 23:15 HKT ON 24.08.2018