PRESS WEATHER NO. 216 - 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 THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A
FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES OVER LAMMA ISLAND AND THE SOUTHERN
PART OF HONG KONG ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG
TODAY. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL REACH THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG DURING THE DAY TODAY. WITH THE STRENGTHENING OF
AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT DURING THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT
WEEK, SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER WILL BE
BRIGHTER OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 21 APR 2023)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 26 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY 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: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 26 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 20.04.2023