PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

TROPICAL CYCLONE SINLAKU MADE LANDFALL OVER THE NORTHERN
PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER INLAND AREAS. THE ASSOCIATED HEAVY SHOWERS
AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IS EXPECTED TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, HAGUPIT INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. 
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, HAGUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 250
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF
GRADUALLY WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 02.08.2020