LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL DEPRESSION SON-TINH INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. ITS OUTER RAINBANDS BROUGHT
SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS. IT WAS VERY HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WERE
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LAST NIGHT. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED
TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018)

STRONG EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY GALE OFFSHORE AND ON
HIGH GROUND. WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY LATER. MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
THERE WILL BE SWELLS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 17.07.2018