LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL STORM CHABA MOVED ACROSS INLAND GUANGXI AND
WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE PROGRESSIVELY
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. BESIDES, A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON
AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY YESTERDAY NIGHT. THE SOUTHWEST
MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION TODAY. THE
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH CHABA'S REMNANT WILL BRING
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM AERE WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 490 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 4 JUL 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 30
DEGREES. FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:24 HKT ON 03.07.2022