PRESS WEATHER NO. 200 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS WITH ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE
TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES BROUGHT MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
TO SAI KUNG AROUND THE EVENING. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
WEAKENING, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. RELATIVELY LOW VISIBILITY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING CLOUDIER GRADUALLY WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SLIGHTLY COOLER OVER THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 05.09.2018