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 SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND
A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE ALSO ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON AND
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
AROUND 33 DEGREES. THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO
BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM JONGDARI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF ZHEJIANG TO JIANGSU.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018)

CLOUDY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. MAINLY FINE AND VERY
HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS. IT WILL BE VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.08.2018