PRESS WEATHER NO. 159 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE AND HOT WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, TEMPERATURES OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT 32 DEGREES IN THE
AFTERNOON. BESIDES, THUNDERY SHOWERS TRIGGERED BY HIGH
TEMPERATURES AFFECTED THE WESTERN PART OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM,
HOT WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST THIS
WEEK, THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW SHOWERS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 10 MAY 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 26
DEGREES. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND ONE OR TWO DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS,
THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW ISOLATED SHOWERS.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 26 - 32 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 09.05.2021