LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS,
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER
OVER SOME AREAS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER TAI PO. THE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TROPICAL STORM LUPIT WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, LUPIT WAS CENTRED ABOUT
750 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 35 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF KYUSHU OF JAPAN. 
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL STORM MIRINAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 360
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST
AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF
JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 8 AUG 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:15 HKT ON 07.08.2021