PRESS WEATHER NO. 182 - 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

SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE AFFECTED
THE WESTERN GUANGDONG AND THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY IN THE AFTERNOON. RAINFALL IN
LANTAU ISLAND, HONG KONG ISLAND AND KOWLOON EVEN EXCEEDED
20 MILLIMETRES. THE UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. WITH THE
STRENGTHENING OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT DURING THE WEEKEND,
THE WEATHER WILL BE BRIGHTER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL LESSEN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. IT WILL BECOME BRIGHTER OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 20 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 20 - 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 08.05.2019