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PRESS WEATHER NO. 172 - 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


A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN
PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE WILL STILL BE THUNDERY
SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST DURING THE WEEKEND.


WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 14 JUL 2018)


CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH A
FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.


OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON
SUNDAY. WEATHER IMPROVING GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.



WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:


SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)


FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES


FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 DEGREES


FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12


FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13


FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8


DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 13.07.2018

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