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 AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY
MORNING. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS.
MORE THAN 5 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES. WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WEAKENING, THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON IN HONG KONG.
BESIDES, PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IS RISING. A
FRESH EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG ON WEDNESDAY. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL COVER THE
COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS
WEEK. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER WILL BE HOT
OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION VONGFONG WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 880 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRAL PART OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW
IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26
AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLIES,
FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 12.05.2020