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 AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. A FEW MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE WESTERN PART OF LANTAU
ISLAND. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES IN MANY PLACES OVER THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 34
DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL PERSIST TO
AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM JONGDARI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 260 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE SLOWLY AND LINGER AROUND THE SEAS NEAR KYUSHU, JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. IT WILL BE VERY
HOT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 34 DEGREES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING VERY HOT WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS FOR THE
REST OF THIS WEEK.

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: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 34 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 30.07.2018