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

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE
WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN HONG KONG
YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED
40 MILLIMETRES OVER NEW TERRITORIES EAST. WITH THE
SUBTROPICAL RIDGE THAT COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY, SHOWERS EASED OFF WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS EXPECTED
TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES.
MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON FRIDAY. SHOWERY OVER
THE WEEKEND.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 19.07.2017