PRESS WEATHER NO. 006 - 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

WINDS WERE WEAK OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG
YESTERDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA
SEA. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS. SHOWERS INCREASED
GRADUALLY WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT
NIGHT. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 90 MILLIMETRES
OVER LANTAU ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED
TO LINGER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION. THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
NEAR THE VICINITY OF TAIWAN WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY
OF THE RYUKYU ISLANDS TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2023)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS.

OUTLOOK : UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PERSIST IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: DAYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 30 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 00:15 HKT ON 14.06.2023