LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED AT MANY PLACES
OVER THE TERRITORY. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA TODAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES GRADUALLY INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND
WAS NAMED JONGDARI YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
JONGDARI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF IWO
JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 8
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : BECOMING FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 25.07.2018