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 SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER LANTAU
ISLAND AND THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN
THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30
MILLIMETRES IN TUEN MUN AND YUEN LONG. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL
REACH THE COASTAL AREAS AT NIGHT AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION. THE WEATHER WILL BE COOLER
DURING THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 21 APR 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE
FREQUENT WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS, BECOMING FRESH NORTHERLIES AT NIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING APPRECIABLY TO AROUND 21 DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY AND COOLER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 21 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 20.04.2017