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 THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE, SHOWERS OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG EASED OFF GRADUALLY YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IS EXPECTED
TO BRING MAINLY FINE AND HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONCA INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
SONCA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
SANYA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16
KILOMETRES PER HOUR NEAR THE SOUTHERN PART OF HAINAN ISLAND
AND TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF BEIBU WAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 24.07.2017