LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE
WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES. SHOWERS EASED OFF DURING THE DAY AND THE
WEATHER WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
IS EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND HOT WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. BESIDES,
TROPICAL DEPRESSION MUN WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM YESTERDAY
MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES.
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE AT
TIMES.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW 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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 04.07.2019