LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND
WAS NAMED TALIM. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ITS OUTER SUBSIDING
AIR, IT WAS MAINLY FINE OVER HONG KONG AND EXTREMELY HOT
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 36 DEGREES OR ABOVE
OVER MOST PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, BUT THERE WERE ALSO
A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES.
MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
LANTAU ISLAND. TALIM WILL MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND HAINAN ISLAND, AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA. IT WILL
BE WINDY AND SEAS WILL BE ROUGH WITH SWELLS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 16 JUL 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY. THERE
WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SQUALLY HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY
AND AT FIRST ON TUESDAY. IT WILL BE WINDY AND SEAS WILL BE
ROUGH WITH SWELLS. STILL SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 12

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 6

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:33 HKT ON 15.07.2023