LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
AT FIRST. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE WEATHER WAS HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY ROSE TO AROUND 32 DEGREES. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON
AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO MODERATE
GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 04.07.2018