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

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT BUT HAZY. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES BROUGHT
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO SAI KUNG, TSEUNG
KWAN O AND THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND IN THE
EVENING. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL BRING GENERALLY FINE
AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. VERY HOT AND HAZY WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. A
FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 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 30.08.2017