PRESS WEATHER NO. 231 - 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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 10 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL
WERE RECORDED OVER MANY PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, AND
RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 50 MILLIMETRES OVER LANTAU ISLAND
AND PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES WEST. THE SOUTHERLY
AIRSTREAM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY. WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
STRENGTHENING EARLY TO MIDWEEK THIS WEEK, IT WILL BE HOT
AND BRIGHTER OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SUNDAY, 25 JUN 2023)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVIER
IN SOME LOCALISED AREAS WITH THUNDERSTORMS AT FIRST. SUNNY
INTERVALS DURING THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN
28 AND 32 DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS AND A FEW SHOWERS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 6

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 28 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 32 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 28 - 32 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 23:15 HKT ON 24.06.2023