LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. THE
WEATHER WAS HOT WITH TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES RISING
TO 31 DEGREES OR ABOVE. BESIDES, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
FORMED OVER CENTRAL CHINA AND MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY
YESTERDAY. IT IS EXPECTED TO BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE
FREQUENT GRADUALLY WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE
AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE THUNDERY SHOWERS ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: JIZHEN KUANGFENG LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 15

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 6

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 01.06.2017