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 COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY
WITH SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER
PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
SOUTH CHINA COAST TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. THERE WILL BE A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF
GRADUALLY LATER. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS,
OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 20.06.2017