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 AND THE ADJACENT WATERS
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING WITH SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. ABOUT 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50
MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG. BESIDES, AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM
AFFECTED EASTERN GUANGDONG GRADUALLY AT NIGHT. THE EASTERLY
AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY AND TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 2 MAY 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 23 AND 26
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, BECOMING EAST TO
SOUTHEASTERLIES, OCCASIONALLY FRESH.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: JIANZHONG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 23 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 26 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 23 - 26 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 01.05.2024