LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 50
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER HONG KONG
ISLAND, TSEUNG KWAN O AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THE OBSERVATORY ISSUED THE FIRST RED RAINSTORM
WARNING SIGNAL OF THE YEAR YESTERDAY MORNING. THE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL STILL BE
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2022)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST ON SUNDAY. SHOWERS WILL LESSEN
GRADUALLY AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 19 DEGREES
ON MONDAY. SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: DAYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 24 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 13.05.2022