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 BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 50
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES
YESTERDAY MORNING, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70
MILLIMETRES OVER THE URBAN AREAS. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TYPHOON NORU WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 440 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT OVER THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 03.08.2017