PRESS WEATHER NO. 227 - 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

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY
MORNING AND WAS NAMED PRAPIROON. PRAPIROON MOVED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TOWARDS HAINAN ISLAND
TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AFFECTED THE VICINITY
OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, THERE WERE
MORE SHOWERS OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND
AND NORTHERN DISTRICT. PRAPIROON IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
HAINAN ISLAND AND ENTER BEIBU WAN TODAY, THEN MOVE TOWARDS
THE VICINITY OF GUANGXI TO THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM AND
WEAKEN GRADUALLY. THE ASSOCIATED SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. IT
WILL BE WINDIER OVER THE REGION.
 
BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM GAEMI INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM TODAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 530 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND STRENGTHEN
SIGNIFICANTLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 22 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:47 HKT ON 21.07.2024