LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA MADE LANDFALL NEAR THE COAST OF HUIDONG
YESTERDAY, AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS, SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES, MORE THAN
70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU ISLAND. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL LESSEN OVER THE WEEKEND. SUNNY
INTERVALS ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY
SHOWERS 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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 23:15 HKT ON 04.08.2022