LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

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

GENERAL SITUATION

THUNDERY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE
AFFECTED THE VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY IN THE AFTERNOON. MORE
THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE RECORDED OVER MOST
PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 60
MILLIMETRES OVER SAI KUNG AND THE EASTERN PART OF HONG KONG
ISLAND. THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
GRADUALLY IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, THERE WILL BE SUNNY
INTERVALS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA OVER THE WEEKEND
AND EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021)

CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT
TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 25 AND 30 DEGREES. MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING
FEW DAYS. THERE WILL BE SUNNY INTERVALS AND A FEW SHOWERS
OVER THE WEEKEND.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

THUNDERY SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 25 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: THUNDERY SHOWERS

TEMPS: 25 - 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 23:15 HKT ON 23.06.2021