PRESS WEATHER NO. 157 - 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 SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT HOT WEATHER TO THE SOUTH
CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS
YESTERDAY MORNING. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE
DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY
WAS 32.3 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 19 MAY 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 29 AND 33 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL RAIN ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP
SLIGHTLY AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 29 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 29 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 18.05.2019