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 WHILE THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO COVER SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE
OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STROM PROGRESSIVELY
YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED LEKIMA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
LEKIMA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1010 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY ACROSS THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FRANCISCO WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 880 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 04.08.2019