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 BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. A FEW
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE NEW
TERRITORIES. THERE WERE BRIGHT PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

BESIDES, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE PHILIPPINES
INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY
YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED EWINIAR. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
EWINIAR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 160 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST
AT ABOUT 14 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF
LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES OVER SOME
AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES.
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
LATER.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES
ON TUESDAY. WINDS STRENGTHENING FROM THE EAST ON WEDNESDAY.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 26.05.2024