PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY AND BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. THERE
WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CONVECTIVE
ACTIVITIES TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES BROUGHT MORE THAN
20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO NORTH DISTRICT. THE NORTHEAST
MONSOON ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER TO THE REGION OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 8 SEP 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW RAIN PATCHES AND SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER ON
SUNDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY, SLIGHTLY COOLER

(PINYIN: DUOYUN SHAOLIANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY, SLIGHTLY COOLER

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY, SLIGHTLY COOLER

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 07.09.2018