LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG TODAY. WITH THE UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES DEPARTING, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE
REGION IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION.

TROPICAL STORM WIPHA WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, WIPHA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
90 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 4 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 03.08.2019