LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS
OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES
OVER TAI PO DISTRICT. THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1230 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS EAST OF TAIWAN AND
INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 JUL 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 27 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON MONDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

THUNDERY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:25 HKT ON 17.07.2021