LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT COVERED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALSO AFFECTED THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY PERIODS AND ONE OR TWO
SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY ROSE TO ABOUT
33 DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. AN EASTERLY AIRSTREAM IS
EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. BESIDES, THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
WILL BRING UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
MIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (MONDAY, 5 JUN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES. SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS,
AND A COUPLE OF DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY WITH MORE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 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 04.06.2023