LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND HOT WEATHER TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS YESTERDAY MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE
EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES OVER THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO AROUND 31 DEGREES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER
CENTRAL CHINA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY AND
WILL BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 7 MAY 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF GRADUALLY 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. 6

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 06.05.2018