LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AROUND NOON. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES
OVER SAI KUNG AND CHEUNG CHAU. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG EARLY THIS WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON JEBI WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1480 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OSAKA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 2 SEP 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND THERE WILL BE
SUNNY INTERVALS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25
AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 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 23:15 HKT ON 01.09.2018