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 HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 31.3 DEGREES IN THE
AFTERNOON, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. BESIDES, A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA YESTERDAY, AND
MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. COASTAL MIST IN THE
MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS AT FIRST. THERE WILL BE MORE
SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY INTERVALS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 24 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 00:05 HKT ON 04.05.2017