LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS, A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES IN MANY
PLACES ONCE ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE. AN AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP GRADUALLY AND MOVE WEST IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION OF HAINAN ISLAND. THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES
IN ITS DEVELOPMENT AND MOVEMENT, BUT HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 01.07.2019