PRESS WEATHER NO. 199 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES
OR ABOVE. THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES
BROUGHT MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO PARTS OF
THE NEW TERRITORIES. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING SOUTHERN
CHINA IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE REGION
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT TO
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23:15 HKT ON 05.08.2018