PRESS WEATHER NO. 158 - 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

A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN
10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY. BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM TALIM WEAKENED GRADUALLY
INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
VIETNAM YESTERDAY MORNING. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES ALSO BROUGHT UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION. WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE AND WILL
BE VERY HOT OVER GUANGDONG FROM THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK TO EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.07.2023