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

AN UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE
AND VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO ABOUT 33 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
WILL BECOME MORE ACTIVE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE
WILL BE MORE SHOWERS OVER THE REGION. UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF THE UPPER-AIR ANTICYCLONE, GENERALLY VERY HOT WEATHER
WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN CHINA THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY AND HOT. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW SHOWERS.
THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. SUNNY
PERIODS 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 SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SOME SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.07.2016