PRESS WEATHER NO. 197 - 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 EASTERLY AIRSTREAM AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. BESIDES, THE MONSOON DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA BROUGHT SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION AND THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER PARTS OF THE
TERRITORY. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY.
THE MONSOON DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE
VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND AND BEIBU WAN GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG. BESIDES, AN AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC BROUGHT
UNSETTLED WEATHER TO THE REGION YESTERDAY. IT IS EXPECTED
TO DEVELOP TODAY AND TOMORROW AND MOVE TOWARDS THE SEAS
EAST OF THE PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023)

CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. MORE SHOWERS GRADUALLY WITH
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME
AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
STRONG OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS. HOT WITH STILL A FEW
SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:45 HKT ON 05.06.2023