Beijing issues yellow alert for hail and strong winds, city education commission advises: primary and secondary schools should stop outdoor activities.

The Beijing Meteorological Observatory has issued orange thunderstorm alerts, yellow hail alerts, and yellow gale alerts. It is expected that from 15:00 to 23:00 on the 16th, there will be thunderstorms from west to east in Beijing, with locally heavy rainfall and accompanied by 8 to 10 level short-term strong winds and scattered hail. It is expected that from 15:00 to 23:00 on the 16th, due to the influence of thunderstorm clouds, scattered hail may occur in some areas of Beijing, which may cause certain losses. From now until 21:00, most areas of Beijing will have northerly winds of 4 to 5 levels, gusts of 8 to 9 levels, and gusts in mountainous areas may reach 10 levels or above. All units are requested to make early preparations for thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail prevention, and pay attention to the adverse effects of severe convective weather on Friday afternoon and evening, with schools, related training institutions halting outdoor activities.