PRESS WEATHER NO. 187 - 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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EXCEEDED 10
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND AND THE NEW
TERRITORIES EAST. BESIDES, A STRONG EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHWESTERN CHINA AND
MOVE TOWARDS THE SOUTH CHINA COAST GRADUALLY, BRINGING
HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION TODAY
AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. FRESH EASTERLY WINDS,
STRONG OFFSHORE, BECOMING FRESH SOUTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST
ON FRIDAY. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF OVER THE WEEKEND, BUT THE
WEATHER WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM

TEMPS: 25 - 29 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 23:22 HKT ON 20.05.2020