PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS AT FIRST. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE, THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED OVER THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 AUG 2024)

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

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY 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 16.08.2024