PRESS WEATHER NO. 183 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO GUANGDONG AND
THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. MEANWHILE, A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 6 MAY 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 24 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 20 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 05.05.2019