PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY
HOT YESTERDAY APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS OVER THE NEW
TERRITORIES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 34.7 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST
SO FAR THIS YEAR. UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, IT
WILL REMAIN VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018)

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 28 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 34
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

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 23:45 HKT ON 21.05.2018