LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE COVERED SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY,
AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WAS
VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PART OF
THE TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 33 DEGREES. THE SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM SONCA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF VIENTIANE. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS OF INDO-CHINA AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 25.07.2017