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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUED TO BRING THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY. THE WEATHER WILL BE UNSETTLED OVER THE REGION.
WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND, THE WEATHER
WILL IMPROVE OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES PROGRESSIVELY INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM
AND WAS NAMED CHOI-WAN YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
CHOI-WAN WAS CENTRED ABOUT 980 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
MANILA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES
AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 1 JUN 2021)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE EASTERLY WINDS AT
FIRST, BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF AND THE WEATHER WILL BE
VERY HOT MIDWEEK THIS WEEK. HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:45 HKT ON 31.05.2021