LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE VICINITY OF HAINAN ISLAND
INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM AND WAS NAMED KOGUMA
YESTERDAY. ITS ASSOCIATED BAND OF THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED
THE COASTAL AREAS OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE OCCASIONAL SQUALLS WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY. TROPICAL STORM
KOGUMA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS BEIBU WAN AND TOWARDS THE
NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM TODAY. BUT IT WILL STILL BRING
SQUALLY SHOWERS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM KOGUMA WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 210 KILOMETRES SOUTHEAST OF HA NOI. IT IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS
BEIBU WAN AND TOWARDS THE NORTHERN PART OF VIETNAM.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 13 JUN 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND WITH SWELLS AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY WITH SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

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: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 10

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

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 23:17 HKT ON 12.06.2021