PRESS WEATHER NO. 172 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WEAKENED
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY YESTERDAY. THE VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY
LOW AT FIRST. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. THERE WERE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS YESTERDAY NIGHT. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 13 MAY 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON SUNDAY.
HEAVY SHOWERS ON MONDAY AND AT FIRST ON TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 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 23:45 HKT ON 12.05.2017