LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER SHA TIN, SAI
KUNG AND TSEUNG KWAN O. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST TODAY. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE
LUZON STRAIT IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 1 SEP 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED AND WINDIER WITH
SHOWERS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY 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: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 31.08.2019