LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT BROUGHT MAINLY FINE WEATHER TO
SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY. LOCALLY, IT WAS MAINLY FINE AND
VERY HOT. TEMPERATURES OVER MOST PARTS OF THE TERRITORY
ROSE TO 34 DEGREES OR ABOVE IN THE AFTERNOON. BESIDES,
TROPICAL STORM MA-ON INTENSIFIED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL
STORM YESTERDAY MORNING AND MOVED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART
OF LUZON. MA-ON IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN
PART OF THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF
THE COAST OF WESTERN GUANGDONG TOMORROW, AND INTENSIFYING
GRADUALLY. THERE WILL BE HEAVY SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
THE WEATHER WILL BE WINDY AND SEAS WILL BE HIGH WITH
SWELLS, AND WILL LEAD TO STORM SURGE.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2022)

VERY HOT WITH HAZE. MAINLY FINE AT FIRST APART FROM
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE WEATHER WILL
DETERIORATE LATER WITH A FEW SQUALLY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE BETWEEN 27 AND 33
DEGREES. MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS, WINDS WILL
STRENGTHEN AT NIGHT. THERE WILL BE SWELLS.

OUTLOOK : WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN WITH HEAVY SQUALLY
SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. SEAS WILL BE VERY ROUGH TO HIGH WITH
SWELLS. THE HIGH WATER LEVEL MAY CAUSE FLOODING IN COASTAL
AND LOW-LYING AREAS. STILL A FEW SHOWERS ON FRIDAY.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

MAINLY FINE WITH SHOWERS

(PINYIN: ZHOUYU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 2

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE WITH SHOWERS

MIN TEMP: 27 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 33 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 11

CAPTION: MAINLY FINE WITH SHOWERS

TEMPS: 27 - 33 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 7

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 3

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 23.08.2022