PRESS WEATHER NO. 243 - 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 COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS. THE
WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 35 DEGREES.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AREAS OF THUNDERY SHOWERS, SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE EVENING.
AROUND 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER KWAI
TSING AND PARTS OF KOWLOON AND HONG KONG ISLAND. THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER
TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY. UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF
THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
SLIGHTLY AND THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 300
KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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 23:45 HKT ON 14.07.2024