LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY, WHILE THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY
HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY
HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS YESTERDAY MORNING. THERE WERE
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER
THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM DANAS WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 200 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF JEJU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 20 JUL 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS 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 19.07.2019