LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

TROPICAL CYCLONE MERBOK MOVED INLAND AND WEAKENED INTO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE GRADUALLY YESTERDAY, THE ASSOCIATED
RAINBANDS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, IT WAS
CLOUDY. THERE WERE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE MORNING. MORE THAN 100 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 200
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE HONG KONG ISLAND. UNDER THE
INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL STILL BE
SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS ON THURSDAY. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 13.06.2017