LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A EASTERLY AIRSTREAM CONTINUED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS
ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY AND
SHOWERS WERE MORE FREQUENT AT NIGHT. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY. WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
NORTH PACIFIC EXTENDING WESTWARDS, IT WILL BE MAINLY FINE
AND HOT OVER SOUTHEASTERN CHINA IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER
PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE
FREQUENT WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
23 AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:18 HKT ON 08.05.2017