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 BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE
MORNING. MORE THAN 80 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST
OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. IT WILL WEAKEN
SLIGHTLY MIDWEEK THIS WEEK, BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE COASTAL AREAS. BESIDES, TROPICAL
DEPRESSION GAEMI WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN
HUBEI YESTERDAY MORNING.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY. SHOWERS WILL LESSEN GRADUALLY IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH
SUNNY PERIODS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 28.07.2024