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

THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. MORE
THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY
PLACES. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION KAJIKI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS OF CENTRAL VIETNAM
YESTERDAY MORNING. 
 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON LINGLING WAS CENTRED ABOUT
530 KILOMETRES EAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST
OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25
AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF ON FRIDAY. MAINLY FINE
DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 04.09.2019