LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION YESTERDAY. THE
ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG
GRADUALLY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE SUNNY INTERVALS WITH A FEW
SHOWERS. SHOWERS BECAME FREQUENT WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
LATER IN THE AFTERNOON. ABOUT 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. THE TROPICAL
DEPRESSION IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARDS THE VICINITY OF
HAINAN ISLAND TODAY. IT WILL STILL BE WINDIER WITH SQUALLY
SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 12 JUN 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL SQUALLS WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, STRONG OVER
OFFSHORE WATERS AND ON HIGH GROUND WITH SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF EARLY TO MIDWEEK NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SQUALLY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: KUANGFENG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 11.06.2021