PRESS WEATHER NO. 176 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES
YESTERDAY MORNING. THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE WINDY OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, AND THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND IT WILL BE
WINDY OVER THE WEEKEND TO EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 31 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 16.06.2022