LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER KOWLOON AND THE
EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON NORU WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 780 KILOMETRES EAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS ON
FRIDAY. BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE WEEKEND.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 02.08.2017