PRESS WEATHER NO. 160 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT CONTINUED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE
WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE.
THERE WAS COASTAL MIST IN THE MORNING. THE WEATHER WAS HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE
OBSERVATORY WAS 31.2 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR.
BESIDES, THERE WERE THUNDERY SHOWERS OVER THE NORTHERN PART
OF SOUTHERN CHINA LAST NIGHT. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
COVERING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
GRADUALLY TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH A STRONG EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM REACHING THE COASTAL AREAS, THERE WILL BE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 25 APR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 26 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MORE SHOWERY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 23:45 HKT ON 24.04.2019