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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN
10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE URBAN
AREAS, LANTAU ISLAND AND SAI KUNG YESTERDAY MORNING. THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS EASING OFF ON FRIDAY. MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

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 23:45 HKT ON 09.08.2017