LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE
YESTERDAY AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. AN
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO COVER SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, FRANCISCO WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 170 KILOMETRES EAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS KYUSHU OF JAPAN.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM LEKIMA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 840
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SLOWLY ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT AND HAZY IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 05.08.2019