PRESS WEATHER NO. 215 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT
WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING AND AT
NIGHT. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED
OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES
OVER PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS AND THERE WILL BE OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL
GRADUALLY EASE OFF AND IT WILL BE HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 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 23:17 HKT ON 14.06.2023