LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, THE BAND OF CLOUDS OVER WESTERN
GUANGDONG MOVED EASTWARDS GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS. IT WAS HOT IN THE AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES
OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO 29 DEGREES OR ABOVE. A SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG TODAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL AFFECT THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AND THERE WILL BE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 18 APR 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. COASTAL MIST AT FIRST.
SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS.

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS.

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS.

TEMPS: 24 - 29 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 23:40 HKT ON 17.04.2023