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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND
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 GENERALLY RECORDED
OVER THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF HONG KONG ISLAND, SAI KUNG AND
LANTAU ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE INLAND TODAY AND TOMORROW. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM, IT WILL BE HOT APART FROM A FEW
SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 JUN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES
WITH A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL
GRADUALLY EASE OFF LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
25 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS ON SUNDAY WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. HOT DURING THE DAY. REMAINING HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS.

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: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.06.2023