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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR
HAINAN ISLAND MOVED NORTHEAST ACROSS LEIZHOU PENINSULA. A
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION NEAR TAIWAN WEAKENED INTO
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE EAST CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. FRESH
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST. WINDS WILL MODERATE GRADUALLY
DURING THE DAY.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON
WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS EASING OFF WITH SUNNY PERIODS TOWARDS
THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 23.07.2018