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

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. ABOUT 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND, HONG KONG ISLAND AND SAI KUNG.
IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT
33 DEGREES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTH
CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
WEEKEND. WEATHER REMAINING UNSETTLED EARLY NEXT 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: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 15.08.2019