PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND
AND THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. A SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL ALSO BE
SOME SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:15 HKT ON 26.06.2019