PRESS WEATHER NO. 155 - 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
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS AT FIRST. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 35.3 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR.
UNDER THE DOMINANCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER
IS EXPECTED TO BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND GENERALLY FINE
OVER SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL WEAKEN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020)

FINE AND VERY HOT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 29
DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY WILL BE
AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : REMAINING FINE AND VERY HOT OVER THE WEEKEND.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE GRADUALLY NEXT WEEK AND IT WILL BE
WINDIER IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 29 - 34 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 23.07.2020