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. THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND TSEUNG KWAN O,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER SOUTHERN
DISTRICT, EASTERN DISTRICT AND KWUN TONG. SHOWERS EASED OFF
IN THE AFTERNOON AND THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS. A BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON HAISHEN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 650 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS TO KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 6 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
26 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 05.09.2020