LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE REGION AND
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, A
FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME
AREAS LAST NIGHT. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED AT TSUEN WAN. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT
LATER THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND 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 23:45 HKT ON 19.08.2019