PRESS WEATHER NO. 165 - 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

THE EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTING THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WAS
REPLACED BY A WARM AND HUMID SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM YESTERDAY.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALSO BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO
THE NORTHERN PART OF SOUTHERN CHINA. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. A FEW MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 20 MILLIMETRES OVER SOME AREAS OF THE EASTERN
PART OF HONG KONG. VISIBILITY WAS RATHER LOW IN SOME AREAS
IN THE MORNING. THE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING WARM AND HUMID WEATHER TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH ONE OR TWO SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS IN
THE MORNING AND AT NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
23 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
LATER. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS AND THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND
19 DEGREES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 7

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:21 HKT ON 04.04.2023