LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL OVER TSEUNG KWAN O
AND THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND EVEN EXCEEDED 200
MILLIMETRES. THE ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA TODAY. BESIDES, SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM TALAS MOVED ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF
INDO-CHINA AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
PROGRESSIVELY YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 24 - 29 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 23:32 HKT ON 17.07.2017