PRESS WEATHER NO. 200 - 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
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. BESIDES, THE BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY, AND INTENSIFIED
INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION IN THE AFTERNOON. SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM EWINIAR TRANSFORMED INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL
CYCLONE OVER THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN YESTERDAY. THE
TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL TO NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IS EXPECTED TO EDGE TOWARDS THE COAST
OF WESTERN GUANGDONG TO THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER
ESTUARY GRADUALLY TODAY. IT WILL BE WINDIER WITH SQUALLY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION TODAY AND
TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2024)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES LATER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND LATER. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON SATURDAY.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BE OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND. THERE WILL STILL BE
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 30.05.2024