LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST


CORRECTION TO PRESS WEATHER NO. 198

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTING THE
NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA MOVED TOWARDS THE COASTAL
AREAS. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG TODAY, AND MOVE SOUTHWARDS SLIGHTLY IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON EWINIAR WAS CENTRED ABOUT
460 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS
EAST OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE EASTERLIES LATER.

OUTLOOK : IT WILL BE WINDIER AND THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. UNSETTLED WEATHER
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:40 HKT ON 27.05.2024