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

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT GENERALLY FINE WEATHER TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY
PERIODS AND THE WEATHER WAS VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER
MANY PLACES ROSE TO 33 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON.
BESIDES, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF
SOUTHERN CHINA MOVED SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA
TODAY AND TOMORROW AT FIRST.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM CHOI-WAN WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 480 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GAOXIONG. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 20
KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF THE LUZON
STRAIT AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF TAIWAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 4 JUN 2021)

BECOMING CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY
AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS LATER. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST ON SATURDAY, AND SHOWERS WILL EASE
OFF DURING THE DAY. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS ON SUNDAY.
SHOWERS WILL INCREASE AGAIN IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH 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 23:46 HKT ON 03.06.2021