PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE.
THE WEATHER WAS HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 31.5 DEGREES IN THE
AFTERNOON, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. UNDER THE
DOMINANCE OF THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER OVER THE
REGION IS EXPECTED TO BE PERSISTENTLY VERY HOT AND
GENERALLY FINE FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2020)

MAINLY FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26
DEGREES. HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL
BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 26 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 04.05.2020