LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

A SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVIER IN SOME AREAS
WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 40 MILLIMETRES OVER TUEN MUN,
TSUEN WAN AND TAI PO. IT WAS HOT WITH SUNNY INTERVALS
DURING THE DAY. WITH THE ANTICYCLONE ALOFT OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CHINA STRENGTHENING GRADUALLY, THE WEATHER
WILL BE MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT OVER THE REGION FOR THE
REST OF THIS WEEK AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. MEANWHILE, THE
SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM WILL STILL BRING SHOWERS TO THE
COAST OF GUANGDONG.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 5 JUL 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 27 DEGREES IN THE MORNING. HOT WITH SUNNY
PERIODS DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE
AROUND 32 DEGREES IN THE URBAN AREAS, AND A COUPLE OF
DEGREES HIGHER IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. MODERATE
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS
IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND 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 04.07.2023