LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS AND TO BE BROADCAST BY RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS

AFTER MIDNIGHT.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTED
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER
MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES OVER
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF HONG KONG ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY TODAY AND
TOMORROW. THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE WEEKEND
OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.

AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI WAS CENTRED
ABOUT 590 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE MORE
FREQUENT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30 DEGREES. LIGHT
WINDS, BECOMING MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLIES.

OUTLOOK : SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 30 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 23:45 HKT ON 24.06.2021