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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY
PLACES, AND THE RECORDED RAINFALL OVER HONG KONG ISLAND AND
KOWLOON WAS EVEN AROUND 50 MILLIMETRES. TROUGHS OF LOW
PRESSURE ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK, BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2020)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THE WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED FOR THE REST OF
THIS WEEK. THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.

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: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 24 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.05.2020