PRESS WEATHER NO. 186 - 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

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA AT FIRST
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOVE 34 DEGREES IN
THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES BROUGHT SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE TERRITORY IN THE EVENING, MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES WITH
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL
LESSEN ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

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. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.08.2022