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 SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN THE
AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER YUEN LONG, SAI KUNG, HONG KONG ISLAND AND
LAMMA ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG
TODAY AND ON SATURDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK, BUT IT WILL BE BRIGHTER.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 10.08.2023