LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS, ONE
OR TWO SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING SOUTHERN CHINA WILL
STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY EARLY NEXT WEEK, BRINGING VERY HOT
WEATHER TO THE REGION.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM JONGDARI MADE LANDFALL OVER
JINSHAN, SHANGHAI YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY INTO A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, JONGDARI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF NANJING. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
FURTHER INLAND AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 4 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28
AND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.08.2018