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 BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON MARIA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 830 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE NORTHERN PART OF
TAIWAN. THE SUBSIDING AIR IN THE OUTER CIRCULATION OF MARIA
IS EXPECTED TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. BECOMING FINE AND HOT
DURING THE DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH HAZE ON WEDNESDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
BE UNSETTLED IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING FINE AND HOT

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE AND HOT

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING FINE AND HOT

TEMPS: 26 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 09.07.2018