PRESS WEATHER NO. 265 - 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

A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 15 JUL 2018)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. FRESH
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER IMPROVING GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.07.2018