LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

EWINIAR WEAKENED FROM A TROPICAL STORM INTO A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. THE ASSOCIATED RAINBAND BROUGHT
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG
ISLAND AND THE EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. SHOWERS
EASED OFF IN THE AFTERNOON.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, EWINIAR WAS CENTRED ABOUT 80
KILOMETRES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUANGZHOU. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST SLOWLY, CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
INLAND AREAS OF GUANGDONG AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY. SHOWERS
OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG WILL EASE OFF EARLY NEXT WEEK.
 
BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES INTENSIFIED PROGRESSIVELY INTO A TROPICAL STORM
AND WAS NAMED MALIKSI. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MALIKSI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 870 KILOMETRES NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
ACROSS THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 9 JUN 2018)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS
WILL BE MORE FREQUENT IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

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 23:32 HKT ON 08.06.2018