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
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, UNSETTLED WEATHER
ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON,
BUT THERE WERE ALSO ISOLATED SHOWERS. ON THE OTHER HAND,
THERE WAS DEVELOPMENT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
EASTERN PART OF GUANGDONG LAST NIGHT. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN TODAY. THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 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 23:17 HKT ON 15.07.2021