PRESS WEATHER NO. 285 - 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

TROPICAL CYCLONE MALIKSI MADE LANDFALL OVER YANGJIANG CITY,
GUANGDONG IN THE EARLY MORNING YESTERDAY. IT THEN MOVED
ACROSS INLAND GUANGDONG, AND WEAKENED PROGRESSIVELY FROM A
TROPICAL STORM TO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE. LOCALLY, THERE
WERE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS, MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 80 MILLIMETRES OVER TSUEN WAN AND
SHA TIN. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY
AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL BE SHOWERS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 2 JUN 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER AT TIMES WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
25 AND 30 DEGREES. FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, STRONG
OFFSHORE AND UP TO GALE FORCE WINDS ON HIGH GROUND AT
FIRST, MODERATING GRADUALLY LATER.

OUTLOOK : STRONG EASTERLIES IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF
DAYS. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 30 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 01.06.2024