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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES OF
LANTAU ISLAND AND HONG KONG ISLAND IN THE AFTERNOON, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 150 MILLIMETRES OVER SOUTHERN PART
OF LANTAU ISLAND, CHEUNG CHAU, LAMMA ISLAND AND STANLEY.
WITH THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INLAND SOUTHERN
CHINA, THE WEATHER WILL IMPROVE GRADUALLY OVER THE COASTAL
AREAS TODAY AND TOMORROW, BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW
SHOWERS.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM CHOI-WAN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 550 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 20 KILOMETRES PER HOUR
AND EDGE CLOSER TO THE EASTERN PART OF THE PHILIPPINES
GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 2 JUN 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF DURING THE DAY. SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT ON THURSDAY. HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY AND EARLY SATURDAY. VERY HOT WITH
SUNNY PERIODS ON SUNDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS

TEMPS: 25 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 01.06.2021