LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
YESTERDAY. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE EASTERN
PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES IN MANY PLACES ROSE
TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING
SOUTHERN CHINA WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY EARLY THIS WEEK,
BRINGING VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION JONGDARI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER JIANGSU YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 5 AUG 2018)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 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 23:15 HKT ON 04.08.2018