LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL STORM WIPHA MOVED ACROSS THE COAST OF GUANGXI TO
THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN YESTERDAY. THE ASSOCIATED
RAINBANDS BROUGHT OCCASIONAL HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO HONG KONG. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE WESTERN PART OF LANTAU
ISLAND. WINDS WERE OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST AND THERE WERE SWELLS. WITH WIPHA DEPARTING
GRADUALLY, LOCAL WINDS SUBSIDED FURTHER DURING THE DAY.
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES ARE EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG OVER THE WEEKEND. WITH THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES DEPARTING, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
OVER THE REGION EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, WIPHA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 250
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 3 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. SUNNY
PERIODS AND SHOWERS EASING OFF IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

THUNDERY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 23:23 HKT ON 02.08.2019