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 AND SHOWERS
AFFECTED THE REGION AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
AND ALSO SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY LAST NIGHT. MORE THAN
40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT MANY PLACES
OVER THE TERRITORY. AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST GRADUALLY TODAY
AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26
AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:27 HKT ON 26.08.2018