LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE CONTINENTAL ANTICYCLONE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER
TO THE INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY, WHILE
SHOWERS AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. THE BROAD RAINBAND
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS EXPECTED
TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM
WAS NAMED KAJIKI YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
KAJIKI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 80 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF
DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING, LINGERING OVER
THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE LINGLING INTENSIFIED
PROGRESSIVELY FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LINGLING WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
OVER THE WEEKEND.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 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 23:18 HKT ON 03.09.2019