LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF YUEN
LONG AND NORTH DISTRICT. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY. WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING,
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AND THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH BRIGHT PERIODS
LATER TOMORROW. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 30.08.2018