PRESS WEATHER NO. 208 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, A FEW
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER
OVER SOME AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM LUPIT WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 480 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF OSAKA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 38 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS KYUSHU AND THE WESTERN PART OF HONSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE BRIGHTER MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 08.08.2021