LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM THAT AFFECTING THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG MODERATED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 5
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART
OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED
TO BE REPLACED BY A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM GRADUALLY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE HOT OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG.

BESIDES, TROPICAL CYCLONE VONGFONG INTENSIFIED INTO A
SEVERE TYPHOON YESTERDAY MORNING, AND WEAKENED INTO A
TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, VONGFONG WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 400 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER
WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED NEXT WEEK. THERE WILL BE HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER ON MONDAY TO
TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 23:18 HKT ON 14.05.2020