LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE UNSETTLED WEATHER ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE MOVED TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY, AND THE BAND OF CLOUDS COVERING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG THINNED OUT DURING THE DAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER THE
COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A FRESH TO STRONG
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM REACHED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY LAST NIGHT. THE FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 26 DEGREES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON FRIDAY. WEATHER BECOMING
UNSETTLED IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 01.05.2019