PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - 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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY AND
IT WILL BE BRIGHTER OVER GUANGDONG TODAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA AND THERE WILL BE
HEAVY RAIN AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 14 MAY 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. SUNNY PERIODS DURING
THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SHOWERS ON MONDAY AND AT FIRST ON TUESDAY.
WEATHER IMPROVING LATER ON TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 13.05.2017