LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE BAND OF CLOUDS COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG THINNED
OUT GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY.
THERE WERE A FEW RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST AND SUNNY INTERVALS
IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE FORMED
OVER CENTRAL CHINA. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
SOUTHWARDS TODAY AND TOMORROW, AND WILL BRING HEAVY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY AND MIDWEEK THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 6 MAY 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
BECOMING SOUTHERLIES.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW 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. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW 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 23:15 HKT ON 05.05.2018