LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE
THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF
HONG KONG. THE TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER THE CENTRAL PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
HAINAN ISLAND AND WESTERN GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, BUT THERE ARE STILL UNCERTAINTIES IN ITS SUBSEQUENT
MOVEMENT AND INTENSITY. THE SQUALLY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL AFFECT THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
CENTRAL PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 210
KILOMETRES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF XISHA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE
NORTH SLOWLY TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:19 HKT ON 04.06.2018