PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - 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 SUBTROPICAL RIDGE GRADUALLY COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW
SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO COVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT APART
FROM A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO
A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
540 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DA NANG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE
GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PARTS OF
VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 14 JUL 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE LATER, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS
AND THERE WILL BE MORE SHOWERS GRADUALLY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:19 HKT ON 13.07.2024