PRESS WEATHER NO. 258 - 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

THE SQUALLY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE
EWINIAR AFFECTED THE SOUTH CHINA COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED IN MANY
PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150 MILLIMETRES OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE SQUALLY
SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH EWINIAR WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018)

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

OUTLOOK : SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.
STILL A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: HEAVY 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 06.06.2018