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 TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE
WERE SHOWERS AT FIRST. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
TSUEN WAN AND TSING YI, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 200
MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO DISTRICT. THE SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS
EXPECTED TO MODERATE GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 6 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 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 05.07.2018