PRESS WEATHER NO. 188 - 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, AN AREA OF THUNDERY SHOWERS MOVED FROM WESTERN
GUANGDONG EASTWARDS GRADUALLY AND AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF
THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AT NIGHT. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AND
THERE WERE A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT NIGHT. MORE THAN
10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY PLACES,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU
ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER
AROUND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL
REMAIN UNSETTLED OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 26
DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YOU ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 26 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 23:17 HKT ON 21.05.2019