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 SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVY IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED
100 MILLIMETRES OVER THE VICINITY OF SHEUNG SHUI AND SAN
TIN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM,
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST
OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM LUPIT WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT
190 KILOMETRES WEST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
EAST-NORTHEAST SLOWLY ACROSS THE TAIWAN STRAIT.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM MIRINAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 560
KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 7 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME PLACES AT FIRST AND WILL
EASE OFF LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL SOME SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: 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 23:45 HKT ON 06.08.2021