LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY
MORNING AND WAS NAMED LUPIT. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS. AROUND
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. LUPIT IS
EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF
EASTERN GUANGDONG AND FUJIAN TODAY. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON
WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE IS BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM LUPIT WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF SHANTOU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS OF GUANGDONG, EDGING
CLOSER TO THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG
AND FUJIAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND
SQUALLS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH WEST TO NORTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLIES
LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
GRADUALLY DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SQUALLS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 04.08.2021