LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS AND COASTAL FOG. THE VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN
ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 1000 METRES. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
RELATIVELY DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
OVER THE REGION IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDE, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES WAS NAMED MUIFA YESTERDAY MORNING. AT 11 P.M.
LAST NIGHT, MUIFA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES
NORTHWEST OF YAP. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT
ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC TO THE EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 27 APR 2017)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE FREQUENT
WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND RATHER LOW VISIBILITY AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 24 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT
TIMES.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 20 - 24 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 23:15 HKT ON 26.04.2017