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 YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS.
SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS AROUND NOON.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. WITH THE BAND OF
THUNDERY SHOWERS MOVED TOWARDS THE WATERS SOUTH OF
GUANGDONG, THE WEATHER OVER HONG KONG WAS BRIGHTER IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE BAND OF CLOUDS THAT COVERED GUANGDONG IS
EXPECTED TO THIN OUT GRADUALLY, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
FURTHER OVER THE REGION TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 26 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. HOT WITH
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 21 - 26 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 16.04.2019