LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER KWAI TSING AND LAMMA ISLAND.
THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO COVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA TODAY, BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
460 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. IT WILL HAVE A
HIGHER CHANCE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND
AND WESTERN GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER,
ITS MOVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT ARE STILL QUITE UNCERTAIN.
 
ANOTHER AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAST NIGHT. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
1080 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 20 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE WINDY OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. STILL A FEW
SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH 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 23:20 HKT ON 19.07.2024