PRESS WEATHER NO. 270 - 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 TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA INTENSIFIED INTO A TROPICAL STORM IN THE
AFTERNOON YESTERDAY AND WAS NAMED MALIKSI. MALIKSI EDGED
CLOSER TO THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG GRADUALLY
YESTERDAY. THE ASSOCIATED BROAD AREAS OF RAIN AFFECTED THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY
CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY,
AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE BROAD AREAS OF
RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH MALIKSI, IT WILL BE WINDY WITH HEAVY
SQUALLY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE VICINITY OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 1 JUN 2024)

FRESH TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY
GALE FORCE WINDS ON HIGH GROUND, MODERATING GRADUALLY
LATER. CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLY SHOWERS AND A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 28 DEGREES. SEAS WILL BE ROUGH
WITH SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING
COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN FROM THE EAST 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: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SQUALLY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 28 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 23:16 HKT ON 31.05.2024