LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART
FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY GENERALLY ROSE
TO 33 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. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL
WEAKEN SLIGHTLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2020)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST. 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 IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS EARLY
NEXT 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 23:15 HKT ON 22.07.2020