LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO BRING
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY
MORNING. 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED
OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50
MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG ISLAND, SHA TIN AND YUEN LONG.
SHOWERS EASED OFF SLIGHTLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS. THE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS TODAY. WITH THE
STRENGTHENING OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA,
IT WILL BECOME FINE AND VERY HOT GRADUALLY OVER THE REGION
IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 13.07.2016