PRESS WEATHER NO. 247 - 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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF HONG
KONG ISLAND AND TSEUNG KWAN O. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SHOWERS AT FIRST ON SATURDAY. SHOWERS WILL
EASE OFF LATER. SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY
AND MONDAY.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

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 23:45 HKT ON 21.05.2020