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 SOUTH
CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND TSEUNG KWAN O,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER SOUTHERN
DISTRICT. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL
BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. MEANWHILE, A
STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL AFFECT THE REGION GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ON
THURSDAY. SHOWERS EASING OFF WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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 29.09.2020