LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO 31
DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, THE AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED
THE COASTAL AREAS LAST NIGHT. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST AT FIRST TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS APART FROM ISOLATED
SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 04.05.2021