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 AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND KOWLOON. THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE WEATHER WAS HOT WITH
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY RISING TO ABOUT 32 DEGREES. THE
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF AN
UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE, IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND VERY
HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. IT WILL BE HOT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 28 DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:46 HKT ON 19.07.2016