LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
THE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CHABA'S REMNANT AFFECTED
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM AERE WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 150 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF NAGASAKI. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE MORE
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY
AND IT WILL BE HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 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 23:15 HKT ON 04.07.2022