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

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO AND SHA TIN. WITH THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE EXTENDING WESTWARDS TO SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE AND IT WILL BE HOT OVER THE
REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT FIRST
WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY
DURING THE DAY AND IT WILL BE HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT 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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 05.08.2020