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 FINE AND VERY
HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO
35 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
IS EXPECTED TO BRING PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONGDA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 330 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 48 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022)

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

OUTLOOK : PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PARTS OF 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. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY 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. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 28.07.2022