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 THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS FINE. IT WAS HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 31.2 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR.
BESIDES, PRESSURE ROSE OVER EASTERN CHINA YESTERDAY. A
FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE MORNING AND AFFECT THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 220 KILOMETRES SOUTH OF YAP.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST SLOWLY IN THE GENERAL
DIRECTION TO THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTENSIFY
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES. VISIBILITY
RELATIVELY LOW IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 26 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDY WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE AND IT WILL BE DRY
DURING THE DAY EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN

(PINYIN: DUOYUN XIAOYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH LIGHT RAIN

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 23:19 HKT ON 13.04.2021