LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A HUMID SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED
SHOWERS. THERE WERE FOG PATCHES YESTERDAY MORNING. THE
VISIBILITY IN THE HARBOUR ONCE FELL BELOW 1000 METRES.
BESIDES, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO CENTRAL CHINA YESTERDAY. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A COLD FRONT TODAY. IT
WILL BRING SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO
GUANGDONG. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG LATER TODAY. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
ASSOCIATED DRY NORTHEAST MONSOON, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE
GRADUALLY OVER GUANGDONG EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE MORNING, WITH RATHER LARGE
TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY AND NIGHT.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 12 APR 2025)

CLOUDY. WARM WITH COASTAL MIST AT FIRST. MODERATE TO FRESH
SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 25
DEGREES. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN
SOME AREAS WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY.
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTH IN THE AFTERNOON,
OCCASIONALLY REACHING GALE FORCE OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY AT NIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY TO A MINIMUM OF 18
DEGREES.

OUTLOOK : COOL ON SUNDAY MORNING. WINDY AT FIRST. SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. WINDS WILL MODERATE IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND VERY
DRY, WITH A RATHER LARGE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DAY
AND NIGHT.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 25 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 18 - 25 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 23:16 HKT ON 11.04.2025