LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS. SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, HATO PROGRESSIVELY WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL STORM
INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE YESTERDAY.
 
MEANWHILE, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST
NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 570 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS ON SATURDAY. MORE
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 24.08.2017