PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY FINE
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER YUEN LONG DISTRICT. IT WAS VERY
HOT IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO
34 DEGREES OR ABOVE. UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT
AND GENERALLY FINE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA FOR THE REST OF THIS
WEEK. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT SLIGHTLY WEAKENING EARLY
NEXT WEEK, THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2020)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING VERY HOT AND MAINLY FINE FOR THE REST
OF THIS WEEK.

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. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.07.2020