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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE OUTER SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE IN-FA, THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY
HOT YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34
DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, THERE WERE THUNDERY SHOWERS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF
GUANGDONG. VERY HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, BUT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT
THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON IN-FA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 340
KILOMETRES EAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST
OF EASTERN CHINA.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION CEMPAKA WAS CENTRED ABOUT
140 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SOUTH SLOWLY ACROSS BEIBU WAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 JUL 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33
DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE WESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE VERY HOT APART FROM A FEW SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 00:31 HKT ON 24.07.2021