PRESS WEATHER NO. 216 - 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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS, OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
HONG KONG YESTERDAY. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS
IN THE AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT. RAINFALL EXCEEDED 60
MILLIMETRES OVER SHA TIN AND SAI KUNG. THE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WERE SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

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 AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 16.08.2019