LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER
AT TIMES WITH SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES
OVER LANTAU ISLAND. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33
DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR
THE PHILIPPINES BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION
YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. WITH
THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE STRENGTHENING SLIGHTLY, THE WEATHER
WILL BE VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART
OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO
FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE SHOWERS EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 17.07.2024