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
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS
FINE. THERE WAS PLENTY OF SUNSHINE IN THE AFTERNOON. IT WAS
HOT WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
RISING TO 29 DEGREES OR ABOVE. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND HOT WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

SEVERE TYPHOON SURIGAE WEAKENED INTO A TYPHOON LAST NIGHT.
AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SURIGAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 540
KILOMETRES SOUTH OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
SOUTH OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021)

FINE. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 23 DEGREES IN
THE MORNING. HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE AROUND 31 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. CLOUDIER WITH A
FEW SHOWERS EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

FINE

(PINYIN: TIANQI QINGLANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 0

CAPTION: FINE

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: FINE

TEMPS: 23 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 22.04.2021