LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY AND
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AT NIGHT. LOCALLY,
THE WEATHER WAS UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW, BRINGING SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC HAS
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED IN-FA. AT
11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, IN-FA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1070 KILOMETRES
EAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
EAST OF TAIWAN AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 19 JUL 2021)

CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:43 HKT ON 18.07.2021