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 NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AND SQUALLS.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE HEAVY RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 4 AUG 2021)

FRESH TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL BE RATHER STRONG WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS ON THURSDAY. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.
THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SQUALLS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.08.2021