PRESS WEATHER NO. 236 - 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 SOUTHWEST MONSOON BROUGHT HEAVY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS TO THE COAST OF GUANGDONG YESTERDAY. LOCALLY,
IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. MORE THAN 50 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 100
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. MORE THAN
4000 STROKES OF CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING WERE ALSO
RECORDED WITHIN HONG KONG. UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE
SOUTHWEST MONSOON, THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CHINA TODAY.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (SATURDAY, 15 JUN 2024)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND A FEW SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES AT FIRST.
TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 31 DEGREES. MODERATE
TO FRESH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS, OCCASIONALLY STRONG ON HIGH
GROUND AT FIRST.

OUTLOOK : THERE WILL STILL BE SHOWERS ON SUNDAY. SHOWERS
WILL EASE OFF GRADUALLY IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS AND
IT WILL BE VERY HOT DURING THE DAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU LEIBAO)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 7

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 31 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 8

CAPTION: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS WITH SQUALLY 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. 8

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:45 HKT ON 14.06.2024