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 SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH HEAVY
SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 100
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO
LINGER AROUND THE SOUTH CHINA COAST IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS, BRINGING THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 18 JUN 2017)

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 24 AND 29 DEGREES. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

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 A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 24 - 29 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 17.06.2017