PRESS WEATHER NO. 260 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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 ACTIVE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT THUNDERY SHOWERS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVIER OVER HONG KONG ISLAND AND TAI PO, MORE THAN 80
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED. APART FROM THAT,
MORE THAN 2000 STROKES OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE
RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG YESTERDAY. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2022)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS WITH 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. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 07.06.2022