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 CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM BROUGHT VERY HOT WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS. THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITIES TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE REGION AFTER
MIDDAY. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN SOME AREAS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER
SHA TIN AND NORTH DISTRICT. AT AROUND 1 P.M. YESTERDAY,
HAIL WAS REPORTED AT TAI PO. THE CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION TO THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY
AND WAS NAMED NIDA. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, NIDA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 420 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE LUZON
STRAIT AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 31 JUL 2016)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 33 DEGREES. A FEW
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER. LIGHT TO MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL VERY HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS ON MONDAY. THE
WEATHER WILL DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH HIGH WINDS,
ROUGH SEAS AND SQUALLY SHOWERS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 30.07.2016