PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE OVER THE COAST OF EASTERN
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY AT FIRST. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON BROUGHT
THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS. THUNDERY SHOWERS BROUGHT MORE
THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL TO TSUEN WAN AND SHA TIN IN
THE AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON WILL BRING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PRAPIROON WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 120 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF OKINAWA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 2 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY PERIODS IN THE MIDDLE AND
LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 01.07.2018