LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THE WEATHER WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THERE WERE ALSO A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO BE HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY TO MIDWEEK
NEXT WEEK. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY AND THERE WILL
BE THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, SEVERE TYPHOON HAISHEN INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HAISHEN WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 990 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS TO
KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 5 SEP 2020)

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

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT
WEEK. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW 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 04.09.2020