PRESS WEATHER NO. 184 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 MAINLY FINE APART FROM A FEW SHOWERS OVER
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. ABOUT 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON
IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST EARLY
THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, PRAPIROON INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A
SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
PRAPIROON WAS CENTRED ABOUT 510 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU
ISLANDS AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 1 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 33 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT
TIMES.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

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 23:45 HKT ON 30.06.2018