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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
A FEW SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS BROUGHT MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL IN MANY PLACES. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA THIS WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON MARIA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 1530 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TAIBEI. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER
HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF NORTH OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 9 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 EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE VERY HOT MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW 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 23:45 HKT ON 08.07.2018