LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SUPER TYPHOON LEKIMA WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TYPHOON
YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING AIR,
THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT WITH HAZE.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS
35.1 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE WEATHER IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER GUANGDONG TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LEKIMA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 110
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WENZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
VICINITY OF EASTERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 10 AUG 2019)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 33
DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. MORE
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23:15 HKT ON 09.08.2019