LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT BUT
HAZY. TEMPERATURES ROSE TO AROUND 35 DEGREES OVER MANY
PLACES IN THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 34.8 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST
SO FAR THIS YEAR. A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO
BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M., TROPICAL STORM HAITANG WAS CENTRED ABOUT 80
KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 28 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR ACROSS TAIWAN.
 
MEANWHILE, TROPICAL DEPRESSION NESAT WAS CENTRED ABOUT 250
KILOMETRES WEST OF FUZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS INLAND FUJIAN AND DISSIPATE
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:20 HKT ON 30.07.2017