LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER TSUEN WAN AND
TSING YI IN THE MORNING. IT WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 34 DEGREES.
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THE WEATHER
WILL BE VERY HOT OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT FEW DAYS, AND THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021)

MAINLY FINE WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. THE
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER
IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW
DAYS. A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE APART FROM ONE OR TWO SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 18.05.2021