PRESS WEATHER NO. 173 - 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 TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL
SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING
THE DAY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS,
BECOMING SOUTHERLIES.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE HOT
EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 28.05.2020