PRESS WEATHER NO. 294 - 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

AREAS OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS YESTERDAY. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE MORNING
AND AT NIGHT. MORE THAN 40 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 60
MILLIMETRES OVER CHEUNG CHAU, CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT
AND PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE
EAST CHINA SEA WAS CENTRED ABOUT 480 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST
OF KAGOSHIMA. IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE EAST-NORTHEAST AT
ABOUT 45 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE SEAS SOUTH OF
JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 7 JUN 2026)

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

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY MIDWEEK THIS WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

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. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 06.06.2026