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

A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY, AND THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE
BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY
WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. ABOUT 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES OF
THE WESTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU ISLAND.
THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG TODAY. THE EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COASTAL AREAS WILL MODERATE TODAY
AND TOMORROW, AND WILL BE REPLACED BY A HOT SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 28 APR 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS EASING OFF LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY
WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

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 27.04.2019