LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE OUTER THUNDERY RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM
LUPIT AFFECTED THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. WITH LUPIT MOVING
TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF FUJIAN, THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON OVER
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL STRENGTHEN
TODAY AND TOMORROW, BRINGING HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM LUPIT WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF XIAMEN. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH SLOWLY ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF FUJIAN.
 
THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE RYUKYU ISLANDS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY AND WAS
NAMED MIRINAE YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MIRINAE WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 520 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 6 AUG 2021)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY. SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS
ON SUNDAY.

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: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 23:18 HKT ON 05.08.2021