PRESS WEATHER NO. 219 - 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

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE AFFECTED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS
WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
IS EXPECTED TO BRING HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE
COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY AND TOMORROW.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2021)

CLOUDY TO OVERCAST WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 28 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ON EARLY THURSDAY. SHOWERS WILL LESSEN
GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

HEAVY THUNDERY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DAYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: HEAVY THUNDERY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 28 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: HEAVY THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 28 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 19

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 13

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 9

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 22.06.2021