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
COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 70 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 150 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND AND
EASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. MORE THAN 2500 STROKES
OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG
YESTERDAY. WATERSPOUT WAS ALSO REPORTED AT CHEUNG CHAU
YESTERDAY MORNING. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED
TO LINGER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AND CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2022)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS AND
STILL A FEW SHOWERS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 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 23:15 HKT ON 08.06.2022