LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY
HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
33 DEGREES OR ABOVE, AND SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES BROUGHT A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO TA
KWU LING. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE JONGDARI WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY
FROM TYPHOON INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, JONGDARI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 40 KILOMETRES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF NAGASAKI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR INTO THE
EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 30 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 29.07.2018