LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR BEIBU WAN BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO WESTERN GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE,
UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT, THE WEATHER
WAS MAINLY FINE OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. IT WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE
DAY. TEMPERATURES OVER MANY PLACES ROSE TO AROUND 33
DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR
BEIBU WAN WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO WESTERN GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GUCHOL WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1060 KILOMETRES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA. IT
IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT
10 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES, AND CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT
FIRST. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 28 DEGREES.
VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. SHOWERS WILL
BECOME MORE FREQUENT WITH THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 08.06.2023