PRESS WEATHER NO. 166 - 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

THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH
OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. THERE WERE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE AFTERNOON. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER LANTAU ISLAND AND NEW TERRITORIES WEST. THE
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND CONTINUE TO BRING THUNDERY
SHOWERS TO THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 1 JUN 2019)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE
FREQUENT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 29 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER AT TIMES
NEXT MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 29 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND 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 31.05.2019