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 SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES
AND KOWLOON. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
WEATHER WAS HOT WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY RISING TO ABOUT
32 DEGREES. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. UNDER THE
DOMINANCE OF AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE, IT WILL BE GENERALLY
FINE AND VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF
THIS WEEK AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. IT WILL BE HOT. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 28 DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN
THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING SEVERAL
DAYS.

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: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:08 HKT ON 20.07.2016