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 SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY, WHILE A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT HOT
WEATHER TO GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS
YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND AND SAI KUNG. THE WEATHER
BECAME FINE DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 32 DEGREES
OR ABOVE OVER MANY PLACES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE
AND HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA DURING THE WEEKEND TO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE, THE BROAD TROUGH WILL BRING SHOWERS
TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON LINGLING WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LINGLING WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 190 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 38 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 7 SEP 2019)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY
WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 06.09.2019