PRESS WEATHER NO. 232 - 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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER THE EASTERN PART
OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS
EXPECTED TO LINGER AROUND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS, BRINGING HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO
THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 17 JUN 2017)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL
BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND
29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
FRESH AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER WILL STILL BE UNSETTLED WITH OCCASIONAL
THUNDERY SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG LEIYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 26 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 6

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 16.06.2017