PRESS WEATHER NO. 270 - 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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS
AND OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE
TERRITORY. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. BESIDES, THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF VIETNAM MOVED
INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF VIETNAM AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE LAST NIGHT. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA, THERE WILL BE
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.07.2024