PRESS WEATHER NO. 248 - 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

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR BEIBU WAN AND THE TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA BROUGHT HEAVY
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGIONS YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. IT
WAS VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT NIGHT.
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER
MA ON SHAN. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AND THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TYPHOON GUCHOL WAS CENTRED ABOUT 650
KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22 KILOMETRES
PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF LUZON.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 11 JUN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE ABOUT 27
DEGREES IN THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY WITH
A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF AROUND 32 DEGREES. LIGHT WINDS,
BECOMING MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. STILL SHOWERY IN THE
FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 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 23:45 HKT ON 10.06.2023