LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND
TROPICAL CYCLONE TALAS, THERE WERE THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY. THERE WILL STILL BE THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE STRENGTHENS
GRADUALLY, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

TALAS INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY FROM A TROPICAL DEPRESSION INTO
A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
TALAS WAS CENTRED ABOUT 280 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS BEIBU WAN TOWARDS
NORTHERN VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 17 JUL 2017)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON
TUESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

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. 6

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:30 HKT ON 16.07.2017