PRESS WEATHER NO. 210 - 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

TROPICAL CYCLONE TALIM MOVED ACROSS THE VICINITY OF BEIBU
WAN, AND MOVED INTO THE INLAND AREAS OF GUANGXI YESTERDAY.
IT WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY FROM A TYPHOON TO A TROPCIAL
STORM. THE OUTER RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AFFECTED THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER OVER
SOME AREAS. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER NORTH DISTRICT. WINDS
WERE STRONG AT FIRST, AND WERE WEAKENED IN THE AFTERNOON. A
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM TALIM WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES WEST OF NANNING. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR FURTHER
INTO THE INLAND AREAS AND WEAKEN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL
BECOME UNSETTLED MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

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: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 18.07.2023