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. IT WAS HOT DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 32.6 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST
SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING GENERALLY FINE AND HOT WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY.

BESIDES, TYPHOON SURIGAE WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM SURIGAE WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1150 KILOMETRES WEST OF IWO
JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 24 APR 2021)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24
AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : CLOUDIER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 23.04.2021