LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN PART OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50
MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO. MEANWHILE, THE UPPER-AIR
ANTICYCLONE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IS MOVING WESTWARDS.
THE ANTICYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT
TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 04.08.2016