PRESS WEATHER NO. 178 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO SOUTHERN
CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL
HEAVY SHOWERS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30
MILLIMETRES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES.
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. WITH THE UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE DEPARTING, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF OVER THE
REGION AND THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING GRADUALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS
WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 7 APR 2020)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. COOL IN THE MORNING WITH A
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF ABOUT 16 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY WILL BE AROUND 19 DEGREES.
MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE AND TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 3

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 16 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 19 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 16 - 19 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 17

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.04.2020