LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON.

TROPICAL CYCLONE FRANCISCO WEAKENED FROM A TYPHOON INTO A
TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, FRANCISCO WAS CENTRED ABOUT 90 KILOMETRES NORTH OF
BUSAN. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE KOREAN PENINSULA.
 
TROPICAL CYCLONE LEKIMA INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM
INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, LEKIMA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 750 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF LEKIMA,
IT WILL REMAIN VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT AND HAZY WITH ALSO A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE THUNDERSTORMS AT
NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.08.2019