LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBSIDING AIR OF TROPICAL
CYCLONE AMPIL, THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER BEIBU WAN
BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER
THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE EARLY AND MIDDLE PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF LUZON
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11
P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT
510 KILOMETRES NORTH OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE LUZON
STRAIT. 
MEANWHILE, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM AMPIL WAS CENTRED ABOUT
410 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
THE EAST CHINA SEA TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF ZHEJIANG TO
JIANGSU.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 22 JUL 2018)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 28 AND 33 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 21.07.2018