PRESS WEATHER NO. 229 - 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

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES IN
THE MORNING. ABOUT 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 60 MILLIMETRES
OVER SAI KUNG, SOUTHERN DISTRICT AND EASTERN DISTRICT OF
HONG KONG ISLAND. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL STILL BE OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY. SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO LESSEN SLIGHTLY OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 1 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS IN THE
MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 31.07.2021