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 AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO AND
SAI KUNG. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE LUPIT EVOLVED INTO AN
EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE SEA OF JAPAN YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY.
IT WILL BE BRIGHTER AND HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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. 8

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 09.08.2021