LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN UNSTABLE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF
KOWLOON. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 AUG 2019)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
THERE WILL BE FEWER SHOWERS MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 17.08.2019