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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. MORE THAN
30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF THE TERRITORY. THE SOUTHWEST MOONSOON IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM GAEMI HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GAEMI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 130 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF WUHAN. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS HUBEI AND DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 28 JUL 2024)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON
MONDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. STILL A FEW SHOWERS
MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 27.07.2024