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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. BESIDES, AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
GRADUALLY AFFECTED THE COAST OF EASTERN GUANGDONG. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE TERRITORY AND PARTS
OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO SOUTHERN CHINA IN
THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 18.04.2024