PRESS WEATHER NO. 183 - 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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A FRESH TO STRONG EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN
10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO BRING
SLIGHTLY COOLER WEATHER TO GUANGDONG TODAY. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A DRY CONTINENTAL AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 16 MAY 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
IN THE MORNING WILL BE ABOUT 19 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES LOWER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 22 DEGREES DURING THE
DAY. MODERATE TO FRESH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SUNNY PERIODS AND TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE PROGRESSIVELY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. ONE OR
TWO SHOWERS IN THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 19 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 22 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 9

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 19 - 22 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 4

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 15.05.2022