LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
WESTERN GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS. THERE WERE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. MORE THAN
5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES OVER THE NORTH
DISTRICT AND WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IN THE AFTERNOON,
LOCAL WINDS STRENGTHENED FROM THE EAST, STRONG OFFSHORE.
THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE THAT LINGERS AROUND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
WEAKENING TODAY, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY OVER
EASTERN GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 25 DEGREES. FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : ONE OR TWO SHOWERS ON FRIDAY. BRIGHTER OVER THE
WEEKEND. HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 22 - 25 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:22 HKT ON 09.05.2018