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 BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MOVED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. IT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE VICINITY
OF HAINAN ISLAND AND INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY TODAY AND TOMORROW.
THE ASSOCIATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG EARLY THIS WEEK. IT WILL BE
WINDIER OVER THE REGION.

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED
GAEMI. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS CENTRED ABOUT 720
KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE
SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 21 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY. IT WILL BE WINDIER OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS. THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY
APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SQUALLY 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 20.07.2024