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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AROUND NOON. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER TAI PO DISTRICT AND NORTH
DISTRICT. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTING SOUTHERN
CHINA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND WEAKEN TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE NORTHEASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 30.04.2019