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

THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
AFFECTED INLAND GUANGDONG IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, IT WAS
SUNNY AND VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE.
BESIDES, A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE
REGION.

SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LEKIMA INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON TODAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LEKIMA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
 
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF LEKIMA,
IT WILL BE VERY HOT WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH HAZE DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 35 DEGREES. A FEW SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, BECOMING NORTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT WITH HAZE, AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KURE ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: VERY HOT AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 35 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 35 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 07.08.2019