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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS IN THE
AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER SHEUNG SHUI AREA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
LANTAU ISLAND. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE ACTIVE
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
30 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. STILL
SHOWERY 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: 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 29.07.2021