LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS, AND HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
AT FIRST. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE URBAN AREAS AND MANY PLACES OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL
MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE WESTERN PART OF GUANGDONG
AND HAINAN ISLAND TODAY, BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 24 SEP 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON MONDAY. BECOMING FINE AND
VERY HOT MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:23 HKT ON 23.09.2017