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

THE MONSOON DEPRESSION NEAR HAINAN ISLAND BROUGHT HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL
EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER TUEN MUN AND THE
NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MONSOON
DEPRESSION WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
TODAY.

BESIDES, THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH
PACIFIC INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM PROGRESSIVELY
YESTERDAY, AND WAS NAMED GUCHOL. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT,
GUCHOL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 1440 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 7 JUN 2023)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND
31 DEGREES. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY STRONG OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY CLOUDY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS AND
THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS.

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. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.06.2023