LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE BAILU MADE LANDFALL OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY MORNING, THEN CROSSED
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA AND WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY FROM A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF BAILU, THERE WERE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MORE
THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY AND MORE THAN 4000 CLOUD-TO-GROUND
LIGHTNING STROKES WERE RECORDED IN HONG KONG. BAILU IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE GRADUALLY TODAY. WITH AN ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT STRENGTHENING, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE
VERY HOT MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, BAILU WAS CENTRED ABOUT 180
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUANGZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FURTHER
INLAND AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND BECOMING VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 23:17 HKT ON 25.08.2019