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 AN UPPER-AIR
DISTURBANCE AFFECTED THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY AND ITS
ADJACENT WATERS YESTERDAY MORNING. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
THUNDERY SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER NORTH DISTRICT AND TAI PO DISTRICT. WITH THE
UPPER-AIR DISTURBANCE DEPARTING, THE WEATHER OVER THE
TERRITORY IMPROVED GRADUALLY. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES GENERALLY ROSE TO 28
DEGREES OR ABOVE. AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT IS EXPECTED TO BRING
MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THE WEATHER WILL BE HOT DURING THE DAY AND WINDS
WILL BE WEAK OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 6 MAY 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY. VISIBILITY RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS WITH
A  MINIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 24 DEGREES AT FIRST. HOT
WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 30 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT DURING THE DAY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS ON
TUESDAY. WINDIER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE
OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 6

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 05.05.2024