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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE MORNING BROUGHT A FEW MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY. THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM SURIGAE WEAKENED INTO A
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, SURIGAE
WAS CENTRED ABOUT 860 KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF IWO
JIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST OR EAST-NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 30 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 25 APR 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. A FEW
SHOWERS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 27
DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH OFFSHORE LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 24.04.2021