PRESS WEATHER NO. 008 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE
THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED
OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70
MILLIMETRES OVER KOWLOON, THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG
ISLAND, SAI KUNG AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF LANTAU ISLAND.
THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 11 SEP 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
WITH THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND
28 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, GUSTY AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL LESSEN AND IT WILL BE BRIGHTER IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED
IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN DAYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 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 00:25 HKT ON 11.09.2023