PRESS WEATHER NO. 149 - 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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
AND VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
TODAY. HOWEVER, THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL WEAKEN GRADUALLY
DURING THE WEEKEND.

AT 11 P.M LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC WAS CENTRED ABOUT 910 KILOMETRES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT
ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON SATURDAY.
WEATHER BECOMING UNSETTLED EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 25.07.2019