LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THE LOCAL
WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
YESTERDAY. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT.
MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150 MILLIMETRES
OVER PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON. THE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 15 SEP 2023)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. STILL A
FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH 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. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 14.09.2023