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

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE URBAN AREAS
AND LANTAU ISLAND, AND RAINFALL OF AROUND 40 MILLIMETRES OR
ABOVE WERE RECORDED OVER CHEUNG CHAU AND LAMMA ISLAND. THE
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS
TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE AMPIL INTENSIFIED FROM A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION INTO A TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 620 KILOMETRES
SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS OVER THE
WEEKEND. VERY HOT ON SATURDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND 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 19.07.2018