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

THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE
SOUTH CHINA SEA MOVED TOWARDS THE COAST OF WESTERN
GUANGDONG AND WEAKENED GRADUALLY YESTERDAY. BESIDES, A
BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT UNSETTLED WEATHER TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA IN THE AFTERNOON YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, THERE WERE
SUNNY PERIODS YESTERDAY MORNING. IT WAS MAINLY CLOUDY WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS WERE
HEAVY AT TIMES. MORE THAN 30 MILLIMETRES OF RAINFALL WERE
RECORDED OVER MANY PLACES, AND RAINFALL EVEN EXCEEDED 70
MILLIMETRES OVER PARTS OF THE NEW TERRITORIES. THE BROAD
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SHOWERS TO
THE COAST OF GUANGDONG IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022)

MAINLY CLOUDY WITH A FEW SHOWERS. THE MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
WILL BE ABOUT 26 DEGREES. VERY HOT WITH SUNNY PERIODS
DURING THE DAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL BE AROUND 33
DEGREES. MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS.

OUTLOOK : A FEW SHOWERS IN THE FOLLOWING COUPLE OF DAYS.
BECOMING MAINLY FINE AND VERY HOT EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

(PINYIN: YANGGUANG ZHOUYU)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 26 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS AND SHOWERS

TEMPS: 26 - 33 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 23:45 HKT ON 17.08.2022