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 THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND THE COAST OF
GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF
THE TERRITORY. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE SOUTH CHINA COAST
TODAY AND TOMORROW. WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC EXTENDING WESTWARDS, THE WEATHER WILL
IMPROVE AND IT WILL BE HOT OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN
THE LATTER PART OF THIS WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, FRESH AT TIMES.

OUTLOOK : WEATHER REMAINING UNSETTLED WITH SHOWERS ON
WEDNESDAY. HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 29 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 19.06.2017