PRESS WEATHER NO. 200 - 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 COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY
MORNING. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCES, THE LOCAL WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH
RAIN YESTERDAY AND THE VISIBILITY WAS RATHER LOW AT FIRST.
THE WEATHER WAS APPRECIABLY COOLER WITH TEMPERATURES OVER
THE TERRITORY DURING THE DAY BEING GENERALLY 6 TO 8 DEGREES
LOWER THAN THOSE OF THE DAY BEFORE, AND MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AND UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCES, IT WILL BE COOL AND WINDY WITH RAIN AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL RAIN AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 18 AND 21 DEGREES. FRESH
EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH
GROUND.

OUTLOOK : COOL WITH RAIN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RISE WITH WEATHER GRADUALLY IMPROVING TOWARDS MIDWEEK NEXT
WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL RAIN

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG YOU YU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL RAIN

MIN TEMP: 18 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 21 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL RAIN

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 22.04.2020