PRESS WEATHER NO. 212 - LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

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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

A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN CHINA MOVED
SOUTHWARDS GRADUALLY, AND BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE A FEW SHOWERS
AND SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. AROUND 10 MILLIMETRES OF
RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. IT WAS VERY HOT
WITH SUNNY INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH
OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : OCCASIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS. SHOWERS WILL LESSEN GRADUALLY
TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS

TEMPS: 27 - 31 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 12

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 21.06.2021