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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM REACHED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL
RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY EVENING AND STRENGTHENED GRADUALLY.
THE INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY AND MOVED
SOUTHWARDS AT NIGHT, GRADUALLY EDGING CLOSER TO THE COASTAL
AREAS. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS HOT DURING
THE DAY AND THERE WERE ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AT NIGHT. UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE WINDY
OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG DURING THE WEEKEND. THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 27 APR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 27
DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : STILL SOME SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 23 - 27 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 23:45 HKT ON 26.04.2019