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

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY, BUT SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM STILL AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR
ABOVE. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL DOMINATE SOUTHERN CHINA
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA DURING THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK AND MOST OF NEXT WEEK, BRINGING A
SPELL OF GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
VERY HOT DURING THE DAY WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING BETWEEN
28 AND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: QINGLANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.07.2016