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 AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED MUN. LOCALLY, UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF ITS ASSOCIATED RAINBANDS, THE WEATHER BECAME CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN
20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES.
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO CROSS HAINAN ISLAND AND
MOVE INTO BEIBU WAN TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE ASSOCIATED
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : STILL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST ON THURSDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER
WILL BE HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY 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. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.07.2019