LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE MORNING. THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY PLACES AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER NORTH DISTRICT,
SAI KUNG AND SOUTHERN DISTRICT. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TODAY, WHILE A SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM WILL BRING HOT WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM DANAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION IN THE VICINITY OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA LAST
NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 21 JUL 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : 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 23:45 HKT ON 20.07.2019