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. BESIDES, THE CLOUD BANDS THAT COVERED THE COAST
OF SOUTHEASTERN CHINA THINNED OUT GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE SUNNY PERIODS. THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO
MODERATE GRADUALLY. THE WEATHER WILL BE GENERALLY FINE AND
HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SUPER TYPHOON SURIGAE WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SURIGAE WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 550 KILOMETRES EAST OF BAGUIO. IT IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2021)

CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. MAINLY FINE AND HOT DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 28 DEGREES.
MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HOT DURING THE DAY AND MAINLY FINE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. 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. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 22 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 20.04.2021