PRESS WEATHER NO. 199 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO EDGE CLOSER TO SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND
TOMORROW AND WILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE REGION.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION
YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WAS CENTRED ABOUT 470 KILOMETRES NORTHWEST OF
YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 26 APR 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MISTY IN THE MORNING AND
AT NIGHT. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE
EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : STILL SHOWERY ON THURSDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE 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. 6

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 25.04.2017