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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT CONTINUED TO COVER GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE
COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY
FINE AND VERY HOT DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY
ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE AND TEMPERATURES OVER THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES EVEN ROSE TO AROUND 35
DEGREES. UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE GENERALLY FINE AND PERSISTENTLY
VERY HOT OVER SOUTHERN CHINA DURING THE WEEKEND AND NEXT
WEEK. MEANWHILE, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 18 JUL 2020)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 33 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING VERY HOT AND MAINLY FINE IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS, BUT THERE WILL ALSO BE ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND 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. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.07.2020