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 UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO SOUTHERN CHINA AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER AND THERE
WERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE EVENING. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES
OVER LANTAU ISLAND, KWUN TONG AND TSEUNG KWAN O. THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. THE EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WILL MODERATE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 23 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. SHOWERS WILL LESSEN GRADUALLY
AND IT WILL BECOME BRIGHTER TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 23 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 20 - 23 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 07.05.2019