LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A FRESH TO
STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY YESTERDAY. THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON AND AT NIGHT. ABOUT 5 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 10 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND.
THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL BRING SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 5 MAY 2019)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21
AND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. WINDY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 21 - 24 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 23:15 HKT ON 04.05.2019