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 AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THERE WERE ALSO BE ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

TROPICAL STORM IN-FA WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, IN-FA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
350 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF JINAN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH
AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF
EASTERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

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 23:17 HKT ON 28.07.2021