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 HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THERE WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
AT NIGHT, ABOUT 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES. HAIL WAS REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER DELTA. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SEVERE SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 23 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS, GUSTY
AT TIMES, BECOMING EAST TO NORTHEASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY.
STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 23 - 27 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 23:45 HKT ON 30.04.2024