PRESS WEATHER NO. 179 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
SHOWERS ALSO AFFECTED THE REGION. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER THE NEW TERRITORIES AND LANTAU ISLAND.
THERE WAS COASTAL FOG IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. THE
VISIBILITY AT WAGLAN ISLAND ONCE FELL BELOW 1000 METRES. IT
WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL CHINA
TODAY AND AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG LATER ON MONDAY TO
TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 4 MAY 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS. COASTAL FOG IN THE
MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 25 DEGREES.
HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 31 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT DURING THE DAY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS. A
FEW SHOWERS LATER ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY AT FIRST.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG YANRE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 25 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 3

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 03.05.2025