PRESS WEATHER NO. 180 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A
FEW SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY AND
THE VISIBILITY WAS RELATIVELY LOW IN SOME AREAS. THERE WERE
MORE SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS OVER PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE
EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. IT WILL BE CLOUDIER
WITH A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : WINDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SUNNY
INTERVALS ON SATURDAY. THE WEATHER WILL BECOME UNSETTLED
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. 7

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 24 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 07.05.2024