PRESS WEATHER NO. 234 - 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

AN ACTIVE SOUTHWESTERLY AIRSTREAM BROUGHT SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. ITS
ASSOCIATED AREA OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS AFFECTED THE
VICINITY OF THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY YESTERDAY MORNING.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WERE HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE THAN 30
MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE GENERALLY RECORDED OVER THE
TERRITORY, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70 MILLIMETRES IN THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, TSUEN WAN DISTRICT
AND SAI KUNG DISTRICT. WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT
STRENGTHENING, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE GRADUALLY
OVER GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MEANWHILE, UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF A SOUTHERLY AIRSTREAM, THERE WILL STILL BE
A FEW SHOWERS OVER THE REGION.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2025)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL BE
HEAVIER WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS IN SOME AREAS AT FIRST.
SHOWERS WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY LATER. SUNNY INTERVALS IN
THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 26 AND 30
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

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

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

(PINYIN: DUOYUN YOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 30 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 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 23:45 HKT ON 17.06.2025