PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - 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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER
WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AT
FIRST. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 33.7
DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND
VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

BESIDES, AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST
NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 950 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC, TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019)

CLOUDY PERIODS OVERNIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 29 DEGREES. FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH A
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 34 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 29 - 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 15.07.2019