LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN ACTIVE SOUTHWEST MONSOON, THERE
WERE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST
OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES
OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100 MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE
NEW TERRITORIES. BESIDES, MORE THAN 2000 STROKES OF
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE ALSO RECORDED WITHIN HONG
KONG. VIOLENT GUSTS EXCEEDING 110 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WERE
ONCE RECORDED AT LAU FAU SHAN IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ACTIVE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 16 JUN 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES IN THE
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 31 DEGREES.
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG
OFFSHORE AND ON HIGH GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY PERIODS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS BUT
THERE WILL STILL BE A FEW SHOWERS. IT WILL BE VERY HOT
DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 25 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 15.06.2024