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 VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. BESIDES, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TRIGGERED BY HIGH TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO ABOVE 34 DEGREES. THERE WERE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA DURING THE
WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK, WHILE SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL AFFECT THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION SONGDA WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 450 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE VICINITY OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS AND
ENTER THE EAST CHINA SEA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 30 JUL 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28
DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN
AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQI KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 29.07.2022