PRESS WEATHER NO. 148 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT HOT AND SHOWERY WEATHER
TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THE WEATHER
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS YESTERDAY AND HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS 31.6 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST
SO FAR THIS YEAR. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN HOT WITH A FEW SHOWERS
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 18 MAY 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS ON SUNDAY. OCCASIONAL RAIN
ON MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SLIGHTLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:15 HKT ON 17.05.2019