PRESS WEATHER NO. 177 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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
GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY. THERE WERE SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT. MORE THAN
10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 15 APR 2019)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE
EASTERLY WINDS, STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY.

OUTLOOK : THUNDERY SHOWERS ON TUESDAY, SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER WILL
BE BRIGHTER MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 20 - 23 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 14.04.2019