PRESS WEATHER NO. 198 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BROUGHT HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM ALSO BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN AREAS ROSE TO AROUND 32
DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN
THE NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE, IT WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT
OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 20 JUN 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES IN
THE MORNING. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.06.2024