PRESS WEATHER NO. 255 - 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, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. THE BAND OF INTENSE
THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
BROUGHT VIOLENT GUSTS TO MANY PLACES IN THE MORNING. GUST
OF AROUND 100 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WAS ONCE RECORDED AT STAR
FERRY. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WEAKENING,
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG DURING
THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 22 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS,
GUSTY AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.
STILL A FEW SHOWERS DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

THUNDERY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 22 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 22 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 15

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 6

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 19.04.2023