LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY MORNING, AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY. LOCALLY,
THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE MORE FREQUENT WITH A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. ABOUT 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY. IT
WAS HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND SOME HAZE DURING THE DAY.
WITH THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC EXTENDING TO SOUTHEASTERN CHINA GRADUALLY, IT WILL
BE MAINLY FINE AND HOT OVER THE REGION IN THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 10 MAY 2017)

VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. CLOUDY PERIODS AT
FIRST WITH A MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 25 DEGREES.
MAINLY FINE AND HOT APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS DURING
THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 30 DEGREES.
LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE AND HOT IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED OVER THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND HOT

(PINYIN: QINGLANG YANRE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND HOT

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND HOT

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:16 HKT ON 09.05.2017