LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SEVERE TYPHOON LEKIMA INTENSIFIED INTO A SUPER TYPHOON
YESTERDAY MORNING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER
SUBSIDING AIR, THE WEATHER WAS SUNNY AND VERY HOT WITH HAZE
IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THUNDERY SHOWERS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AT NIGHT. LOCALLY, AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES
WEST AND CHEK LAP KOK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LEKIMA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340
KILOMETRES EAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF
TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2019)

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. HAZE AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND. MORE SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 34 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 23:22 HKT ON 08.08.2019