LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MENAWHILE, AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM ALSO
AFFECTED THE COASTAL AREAS. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SHOWERS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
LINGERING OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS
EXPECTED TO DEPART FROM THE REGION GRADUALLY TODAY, BUT IT
WILL ALSO BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AT FIRST.
A SURGE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL REACH THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING
PROGRESSIVELY OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 15 MAY 2022)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS.
VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST. SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE FREQUENT IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL PROGRESSIVELY FROM ABOUT 24 DEGREES AT FIRST TO AROUND
21 DEGREES AT NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL LESSEN LATER ON MONDAY, AND
TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 19 DEGREES IN THE MORNING.
SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 21 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 24 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 21 - 24 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:17 HKT ON 14.05.2022