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 AND THUNDERSTORMS 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
MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. MORE THAN 20
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES OF
HONG KONG ISLAND, KWUN TONG AND SAI KUNG IN THE MORNING.
THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE NOW AFFECTING THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN CHINA IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY TODAY. THERE
WILL BE A FEW SHOWERS AND SUNNY INTERVALS OVER THE REGION
DURING THE WEEKEND.

BESIDES, TROPICAL STORM CHAMPI PROGRESSIVELY INTENSIFIED
INTO A TYPHOON YESTERDAY. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, CHAMPI WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 290 KILOMETRES SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA. IT IS
FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 18 KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN
THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 26 JUN 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE MORNING. SUNNY INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 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 23:45 HKT ON 25.06.2021