PRESS WEATHER NO. 201 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES AT NIGHT. MORE
THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 80
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF TAI PO AND NORTH DISTRICT. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL
AREAS OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 21 APR 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT
TIMES. STILL A FEW SHOWERS MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 23 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 20.04.2024