LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BROAD BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED
SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY AND ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES
AT NIGHT. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. THE BANDS OF CLOUDS COVERING
SOUTHERN CHINA WILL THIN OUT GRADUALLY MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.
IT WILL BE HOT DURING THE DAY OVER THE REGION IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SUPER TYPHOON SURIGAE WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 610 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 19 APR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 21 AND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND
ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF
THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY

(PINYIN: DAZHI DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY

TEMPS: 21 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 18.04.2021