PRESS WEATHER NO. 226 - 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

TROPICAL CYCLONE BAILU WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER INLAND GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. THE OUTER
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ITS REMNANT AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVY AT FIRST. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150
MILLIMETRES IN THE URBAN AREAS AND PARTS OF NEW TERRITORIES
EAST. WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT STRENGTHENING, THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. IT WILL BE VERY HOT MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. BESIDES,
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. A TROPICAL CYCLONE
APPEARED TO BE FORMING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 TO 32 DEGREES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED TOWARDS THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS 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 23:15 HKT ON 26.08.2019