PRESS WEATHER NO. 184 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THE MONSOON DEPRESSION NEAR BEIBU WAN BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 20 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE MONSOON DEPRESSION WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO WESTERN
GUANGDONG TODAY.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM GUCHOL INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE
TROPICAL STORM YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, GUCHOL WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 1260 KILOMETRES EAST OF MANILA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10
KILOMETRES PER HOUR ACROSS THE SEAS EAST OF THE
PHILIPPINES, AND INTENSIFY GRADUALLY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 8 JUN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
AT FIRST. SHOWERS WILL LESSEN WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE
AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 32
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : STILL A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 32 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 07.06.2023