LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED THE REGION GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 30
MILLIMETRES OVER TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO. THERE WERE BRIGHT
PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE SOUTH CHINA COASTAL AREAS IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS, HEAVY AT TIMES
WITH THUNDERSTORMS TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

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: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:15 HKT ON 14.06.2017