PRESS WEATHER NO. 162 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON BROUGHT COOL WEATHER TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE, AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE BROUGHT SHOWERS TO THE REGION. LOCALLY, THE
WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE SHOWERS AT FIRST. IT
WAS COOL IN THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED
AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 16.4 DEGREES, THE LOWEST RECORD IN
MAY SINCE 1917. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A RELATIVELY DRY
CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WILL BE MAINLY FINE OVER
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022)

MAINLY FINE. CLOUDY PERIODS AT FIRST. DRY DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 24 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE WITH TEMPERATURES RISING IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. HOT DURING THE DAY IN THE LATTER
PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE

(PINYIN: DAZHI TIANQING)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE

TEMPS: 18 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 1

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:46 HKT ON 02.05.2022