LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS IN HONG KONG YESTERDAY. SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER HONG
KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON, LANTAU ISLAND AND SAI KUNG. THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG DURING THE WEEKEND,
THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COLD
APPRECIABLY OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING, AND EASE
OFF GRADUALLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 18 AND 21 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL RAIN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
THE WEATHER WILL BECOME COLD APPRECIABLY ON SUNDAY AND WILL
REMAIN COLD EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 18 - 21 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 23:15 HKT ON 13.02.2020