LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA CONTINUED TO BRING MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS FINE AND VERY
HOT. TEMPERATURES IN MANY PLACES ROSE TO 35 DEGREES OR
ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERING THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY DURING
THE WEEKEND. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL REACH THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG LATER TODAY. THE WEATHER OVER THE REGION WILL
BECOME CLOUDIER WITH A FEW SHOWERS IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2018)

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
ABOUT 28 DEGREES. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE DURING THE DAY
WILL BE AROUND 34 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE
OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. BECOMING CLOUDY
WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND ONE OR TWO THUNDERSTORMS LATER.
LIGHT WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS
LATER.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS DURING THE
WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

BECOMING CLOUDY

(PINYIN: JIANZHUAN DUOYUN)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 34 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: BECOMING CLOUDY

TEMPS: 28 - 34 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 31.05.2018