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

THE WEATHER WAS GENERALLY FINE OVER GUANGDONG AREAS
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED
SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON AND
TEMPERATURES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN GENERALLY
FINE AND VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG AREAS TODAY. THE SOUTHWEST
MONSOON WILL STRENGTHEN EARLY NEXT WEEK AND BRING SHOWERS
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WAS NAMED PRAPIROON AND INTENSIFIED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, PRAPIROON
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 680 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 30 JUN 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 29.06.2018