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

AN INTENSE 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 SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE,
THERE WILL STILL BE THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG AT FIRST TODAY. WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
STRENGTHENING, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE OVER THE REGION IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF DURING THE DAY AND THERE WILL BE
SUNNY INTERVALS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS EASING OFF WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SHOWERS EASING OFF WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SHOWERS EASING OFF WITH SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.07.2018