PRESS WEATHER NO. 266 - 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
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND THE NORTHERN PART
OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. A STRONG EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG GRADUALLY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES AT
FIRST. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30 MILLIMETRES
OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY TODAY, WHILE THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 22 APR 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. LESS SHOWERS LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 26 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH
EASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : BRIGHTER IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 26 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 23:45 HKT ON 21.04.2023