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

A STRONG SOUTHWEST MONSOON AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
THUNDERY SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY
WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 60
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL BRING HEAVY SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GAEMI WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 110 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NANCHANG. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS JIANGXI AND WEAKEN FURTHER.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 27 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. THERE WILL STILL BE A
FEW SHOWERS MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:51 HKT ON 26.07.2024