LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY
AT TIMES. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN
EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER THE URBAN AREAS AND THE NEW
TERRITORIES EAST. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED WITH
OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL
EASE OFF ON THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 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 23:15 HKT ON 11.06.2019