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 THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
MORNING. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES OF HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE
ISLANDS. WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEPARTING
GRADUALLY, SHOWERS EASED OFF WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. A WARM MARITIME AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING
FOGGY WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS. COASTAL FOG IN THE
MORNING AND AT NIGHT. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 25 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WARM DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND THERE WILL BE
COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. SLIGHTLY COOLER
WITH A FEW RAIN PATCHES TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

TEMPS: 21 - 25 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 19.02.2019