PRESS WEATHER NO. 153 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE SOUTH CHINA
COAST YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.
THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDED AT THE OBSERVATORY WAS
33.0 DEGREES, THE HIGHEST SO FAR THIS YEAR. THE ANTICYCLONE
ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING GENERALLY FINE AND VERY HOT
WEATHER TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019)

MAINLY FINE APART FROM ISOLATED SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES. VERY HOT DURING THE
DAY WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 33 DEGREES IN THE
URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW
TERRITORIES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL THUNDERY
SHOWERS NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

(PINYIN: TIANQING KURE)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 13

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 1

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 2

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 16

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 06.06.2019