PRESS WEATHER NO. 191 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, BUT THERE
WERE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY RISING TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS OVER THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR LUZON INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST
NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 740
KILOMETRES NORTH OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
LUZON STRAIT. 
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SQUALLY SHOWERS WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. THE
WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:16 HKT ON 05.07.2021