LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES OVER WONG TAI SIN, SHA TIN AND SAI KUNG. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 08.09.2020