PRESS WEATHER NO. 208 - 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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS, OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN
SLIGHTLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE VERY HOT
WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA. THE AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE THAT BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE CENTRAL PART
OF THE PHILIPPINES YESTERDAY WILL ENTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
TODAY, AND MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT ITS DEVELOPMENT AND
MOVEMENT REMAIN UNCERTAIN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES.
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF
AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
ON SATURDAY. MORE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:15 HKT ON 18.07.2024